METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING TRANSMISSABLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

摘要

A method for typing a strain of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) in an infected animal, said method comprising detecting the presence or concentration of a peptide sequence within a cell of a particular type taken from said animal, wherein the presence or concentration of said peptide sequence within said cell type is characteristic of a particular strain of TSE.