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Biomarker profile for the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

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boxed-textSatoh K et al. (2007) Total tau protein in cerebrospinal fluid and diffusion-weighted MRI as an early diagnostic marker for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 24: 207–212

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