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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Clinton, Midlothian, GB;
Gino Miele, Midlothian, GB;
Jean Catherine Manson, Newbury, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Edinburgh, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 63/00 (2006.01); G01N 65/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for the diagnosis of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or prion disease in an animal which comprises assaying a sample obtained from said animal to determine the number of hematopoietic cells of the erythroid, megakaryocyte or platelet cell lineages in the sample or an expression product thereof.