The Center is supported by the CDC and sponsored by the American Association of Neuropathologists.

Resources / References

References of recent studies based on cases collected by the Center:

Human Prion Diseases

Gambetti P, Kong Q, Zou W, Parchi P, Chen SG.  Sporadic and Familial CJD:  Classification and Characterisation.  British Medical Bulletin.  66:  213-239.  2003.

Kong Q, Goldfarb L, Gabizon R, Montagna P, Lugaresi E, Piccardo P, Petersen RB, Parchi P, Chen SG, Capellari S, Ghetti B.  Inherited Prion Diseases.  In Prion Biology and Diseases.  Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Press.  2004.

Parchi P, Capellari S, Chin S, Schwartz HB, Schecter NP, Butts JD, Hudkins P, Burns DK, Powers, JM, Gambetti P.  A Subtype of Sporadic Prion Disease Mimicking Fatal Familial Insomnia.  Neurology.  52:  1757-1763, 1999.

Parchi P, Giese A, Capellari S, Brown P, Schulz-Schaeffer W, Windl O, Zerr I, Budka H, Kopp N, Piccardo P, Poser S, Rojiani A, Streichemberger N, Julien J, Vital C, Ghetti B, Gambetti P, Kretzschmar H.  Classification of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Based on Molecular and Phenotypic Analysis of 300 Subjects.  Annals of Neurology.  46:  224-233, 1999.


Prion Disease Research

Castellani RJ, Colucci M, :Xie Z, Zou W, Li C, Parchi P, Capellari S, Pastore M, Rahbar MH, Chen SG, Gambetti P.  Sensitivity of 14-3-3 Protein Test Varies in Subtypes of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.  Neurology.  63(3):  436-42.  Aug 10, 2004.

Zou, W, Capellari S, Parchi P, Sy MS, Gambetti P, Chen SG. Identification of Novel Proteinase K-resistant C-terminal Fragments of PrP in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  278(42):  40429-36.  Oct 17, 2003.

Zou, W, Zheng J, Gray DM, Gambetti P, Chen SG.  Antibody to DNA Detects Scrapie but not Normal Prion Protein.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.  101(5):1380-5.  Feb 3, 2004.