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The blood tests accurately diagnosed 32 patients between the two studies, distinguishing those with the disease from 391 healthy controls. In both cases, the tests were 100 percent sensitive and 100 ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Figure 1: QUIC reactions seeded with brain homogenates and CSF samples from normal or scrapie-affected hamsters. These observations ...

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If the patient is accepted for autopsy assistance, all autopsy-related costs are covered by the NPDPSC. These costs included the autopsy itself, any transportation or use-of-facility fees associated ...