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Dementia due to familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Link to WHO Definition

Dementia due to familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1967143045

Dementia due to a genetic form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease involving a mutation in the prion protein gene. It is autosomal dominant and can present with a rapid or more slowly progressive course.