Preferred Label : Kuru, susceptibility to;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Description : Kuru, a fatal neurodegenerative condition, is a human prion disease that primarily
affected the Fore linguistic group of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Kuru
was transmitted by the practice of consuming dead relatives as a mark of respect and
mourning ('transumption'). The incidence has fallen dramatically since the cessation
of cannibalism in the 1950s (summary by Wadsworth et al., 2008).;
Inheritance : 'Slow virus' etiology with ? genetic factors;
Prefixed ID : #245300;
Origin ID : 245300;
UMLS CUI : C1855588;
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