Blood tests to detect vCJD (variant Creuzfeldt Jacob disease) now on the horizon
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Blood tests for BSE in cattle and scrapie in sheep have been developed and at least one leading scientist is confident that eventually there will be a rapid screening test for vCJD, the human version of the disease. These tests look for the prions, or abnormal proteins, which are responsible for a variety of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.