Can you test for the presence of a mutated PrP-prion in a body?

Subject: Can you test for the presence of a mutated PrP-prion in a body?

Date: Tue Apr 26 11:50:37 2005
Posted by Thor
Grade level: undergrad School: University of Leiden
City: Leiden State/Province: No state entered. Country: Netherlands
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1114534237.Bc

Message:


I'm referring to the prion causing BSE and I'd like to know in reference to 
Kreutzfeld-Jacob (just for interest). Please could you also tell me if anybody 
knows whether the spongiform is caused by the presence of the mutated prion, 
or by the absence of the original prion? Thanks alot.

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