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Increased incidence of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the age groups between 70 and 90 years in Belgium.
Van Everbroeck, B.; Michotte, Alex; Sciot, R. et al.
2006In European Journal of Epidemiology, 21 (6), p. 443-7
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Keywords :
Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Belgium; Biological Markers; Cerebrospinal Fluid/metabolism; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/epidemiology/pathology; Demography; Humans; Incidence; Phenotype
Abstract :
[en] From 1998 a prospective surveillance study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been initiated in Belgium. In addition to epidemiological data, information on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, prion protein gene and brain neuropathology was collected. From 1-1-1998 to 31-12-2004, 188 patients were referred to the surveillance system. In 85 patients a 'definite' diagnosis of sporadic CJD (sCJD) could be made, whereas 26 patients remained 'probable'. We further identified two unrelated patients with an E200K mutation, and two patients with a seven octapeptide repeat insertion in one family. In one patient a familial history was noted but genetic analysis was not performed. In 72 patients different final diagnoses were made, Alzheimer's disease being the most frequent (N = 20). The demographic parameters of the Belgian population were similar to those observed in the rest of Europe. We did notice a significantly increased age-specific incidence (> 6/10(6)/year) of sCJD patients between 70 and 90 years old in the period 2002-2004 compared to 1998-2001 and retrospectively obtained data (1990-1997, p < 0.01). We undertook a detailed clinical and biochemical analysis to investigate this increase but could not identify any reason other than an increased vigilance for the diagnosis.In conclusion, our study identified that in the past sCJD may have been underestimated in patients over age 70 although these patients are both clinically and neurobiochemically similar to the general sCJD phenotype.
Disciplines :
Neurology
Author, co-author :
Van Everbroeck, B.;  University of Antwerp > Born-Bunge Institute
Michotte, Alex;  Academic hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium > Department of Neuropathology
Sciot, R.;  Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium > Department of Pathology
Godfraind, C.;  Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium > Pathology Laboratory
Deprez, Manuel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Anatomie et cytologie pathologiques
Quoilin, S.;  Institute of Public Health-Louis Pasteur Brussels, Belgium
Martin, J.-J.;  University of Antwerp (UA) > Born-Bunge Institute (BBI)
Cras, P.;  University of Antwerp (UA) > Born-Bunge Institute (BBI)
Language :
English
Title :
Increased incidence of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the age groups between 70 and 90 years in Belgium.
Publication date :
2006
Journal title :
European Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN :
0393-2990
eISSN :
1573-7284
Publisher :
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Volume :
21
Issue :
6
Pages :
443-7
Peer reviewed :
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