A prototype assay to detect vCJD-infected blood

The Lancet

Volumn 377, Issue 9764, 2011, Pages 444-446

  Gregori, Luisa ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRION PROTEIN;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VARIANT CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE;

EID: 79551681558     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60057-3     Document Type: Note

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