raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:454700

Acquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Type
Clinical group
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A group of human prion diseases characterized by progressive, invariably fatal neurodegeneration resulting from accidental transmission of prions. The group comprises iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), which results from transmission of CJD prions in the course of medical procedures or treatments, and variant CJD (transmission via consumption of products from prion-diseased cows or via blood transfusion from an affected individual).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAcquired Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
frMaladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob acquise
deCreutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit, erworbene
esEnfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob adquirida
itMalattia di Creutzfeldt-Jakob acquisita
nlVerworven ziekte van Creutzfeldt-Jakob
ptDoença adquirida de Creutzfeldt-Jakob
plNabyta choroba Creutzfeldta i Jakoba
csZískaná Creutzfeldtova-Jakobova chorobaZískaná Creutzfeldt-Jakobova choroba
ukНабута хвороба Крейтцфельдта-Якоба
zh获得性克雅氏病
trEdinsel Creutzfeldt-Jakob hastalığı

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM123400NTBTvalidated
MONDO0018686Evalidated
MONDO18686Evalidated
UMLSC5681100Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

Children (2):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card