Disorder "Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease"
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Disorder name:
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
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Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, Subacute spongiform encephalopathy, Transmissible virus dementia, CJD, Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, Creutzfeldt Jacob syndrome 
Definition:
A rare transmittable degenerative disorder of the brain caused by prions. Morphologically it is characterized by spongiform degeneration of the cerebral and cerebellar cortex. Signs and symptoms include sleep disturbances, personality changes, aphasia, ataxia, muscle atrophy and weakness, visual loss, and myoclonus. It usually leads to death within a year from the onset of the disease. 
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Penetrance(1)  
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Altered incidence(1)  
Modifier gene Variant Effect type Modifier effect Evidence Effect PubMed ID
KARS KARS:rs150529876 Penetrance  Altered incidence  Pedigree analysis  Candidate protective factormore more
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