In article <20877 at blue.cis.pitt.edu>, jtrst4 at vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:
> I've read that patients on GH therapy (non-recombinant) have
> had increased incidence if CJ. This has been attributed to
> the GH being infected with the virus. As we now have access
> to rhGH (recombinant human growth hormone) this is a moot
> point.
Iatrogenic transmission has also been reported for:
GH therapy
corneal transplants
mata dura grafts
etc...
Martin
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