In 1985, unusual cases of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease were found in individuals that had received cadaver-derived HGH ten to fifteen years previously.
En 1985, detectáronse casos inusuais da enfermidade de Creutzfeldt-Jakob (similar á das "vacas tolas") en individuos que recibiran GH de cadáveres de 10 a 15 anos antes.