Prion diseases: recent developments toward diagnostic tests.
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Abstract
Concerns about the large-scale European crisis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the finding of 1 infected cow in Alberta, Canada, in 2003, and the theoretical concern of prion transmissibility in blood have renewed interest in the development of rapid, minimally invasive diagnostic assays for prion diseases. Herein we review the pathologic features, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and recent developments that may lead to new diagnostic screening assays for prion diseases.
Medical subject headings
- Prion Diseases