Abstract
It is not known whether variant CJD can be transmitted within the human population by blood transfusion. The expression of normal cellular prion protein (PrPC) by different blood cell types may permit selective uptake and dissemination of infectivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 517-26 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Transfusion |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2002 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibody Specificity
- Blood Cells
- Cattle
- Cricetinae
- Cross Reactions
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Male
- Mesocricetus
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Organ Specificity
- PrPC Proteins
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Species Specificity