Blood Research
New blood research findings from P. Guntz and co-researchers published
Published in Blood Weekly, July 8th, 2010
Researchers detail in 'Feasibility study of a screening assay that identifies the abnormal prion protein PrPTSE in plasma: initial results with 20,000 samples,' new data in blood research. "It is likely that transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) occurs by transfusion and that the candidate infectious agent (PrP(TSE)) is present in small concentrations in the blood of infected donors in the asymptomatic phase of the disease. A new blood screening assay has been developed to detect PrP(TSE) in citrated plasma samples," scientists in Strasbourg, France report.
"Three regional Blood Transfusion Establishments (ETS) in France (ETS Alsace, ETS Bourgogne...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-07-08)
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