Diagnostic assay for spongiform encephalopathies
US8623605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/2828
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a method of diagnosis of a spongiform encephalopathy in a diagnostic sample of a valid body tissue taken from a subject, which comprises detecting an increased proteolytic activity in the diagnostic sample, compared with a sample from a control subject.
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