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Case Report

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in pregnancy: the use of modified RT-QuIC to determine infectivity in placental tissues

Collin C. Luka Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaView further author information
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Candace K. Mathiasonb Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Prion Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAView further author information
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Christina D. Orrùc Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Hamilton, MT, USAView further author information
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Gerard H. Jansend Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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Allison Thielee Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, CanadaView further author information
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Byron Caugheyc Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Hamilton, MT, USAView further author information
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Valerie L. Sima Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada;f Centre for Prions & Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 107-111 | Received 31 Mar 2021, Accepted 19 May 2021, Published online: 16 Jun 2021

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