spongiform encephalopathy in young humans

[A.J.Cann]

mremingt at UMABNET.AB.UMD.EDU ("Mary P. Remington") wrote:
>Two "Letters to the Editor" appeared in the Oct. 28, 1995 Lancet.  CJD 
>was histologically confirmed in an 18 yr.old male in the UK without 
>family history of CJD.  A 16 yr.old girlwas also confirmed histologically 
>to have CJD.

Hmm... I wonder if these numbers are statistically significant?   ;-)

Dr Alan J. Cann  PhD,   Department of Microbiology & Immunology,
University of Leicester,  P.O. Box 138,  Medical Sciences Building,
University Road, Leicester LE1 9HN,  UK.
Email: nna at le.ac.uk     http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/AJC/nna.html