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HEREDITARY HUMAN SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hereditary human spongiform encephalopathy
1, record 1, English, hereditary%20human%20spongiform%20encephalopathy
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- encéphalopathie spongiforme humaine héréditaire
1, record 1, French, enc%C3%A9phalopathie%20spongiforme%20humaine%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces symptômes sont caractéristiques d'une encéphalopathie spongiforme humaine héréditaire, l'insomnie familiale fatale. 1, record 1, French, - enc%C3%A9phalopathie%20spongiforme%20humaine%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas varias
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles humanas
1, record 1, Spanish, encefalopat%C3%ADas%20espongiformes%20transmisibles%20humanas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- EETH 1, record 1, Spanish, EETH
correct, feminine noun, plural
- EET humanas 2, record 1, Spanish, EET%20humanas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- prionopatías humanas 3, record 1, Spanish, prionopat%C3%ADas%20humanas
correct, feminine noun, plural
- enfermedades priónicas humanas 2, record 1, Spanish, enfermedades%20pri%C3%B3nicas%20humanas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles (EET) o prionopatías son un grupo de enfermedades neurodegenerativas causadas por un agente patógeno transmisible que afectan tanto al hombre como a los animales. En humanos, este grupo de enfermedades incluye a la enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (ECJ), el kuru, el síndrome de Gerstmann-Straüssler-Sheinker (GSS), el insomnio familiar fatal (IFF) y la variante de la ECJ(vEC) […] 3, record 1, Spanish, - encefalopat%C3%ADas%20espongiformes%20transmisibles%20humanas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Las encefalopatías espongiformes transmisibles (EET) constituyen un grupo de enfermedades producidas por priones, que pueden afectar a varias especies animales y al hombre. Los priones son unas proteínas de membrana que, por diversas circunstancias, se han transformado en una forma anómal que produce degeneración vacuolar (esponiosis) del tejido nervioso y muerte neuronal, produciendo diversas manifestaciones neurológicas y conduciendo a la muerte en un corto período de tiempo […] 4, record 1, Spanish, - encefalopat%C3%ADas%20espongiformes%20transmisibles%20humanas
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