A new blood test can diagnose cases of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare, fatal brain disease caused by proteins known as prions, according to U.K. researchers. Prions also cause mad cow ...

Blood for PRNP Gene ... References i. Expected turnaround-time (business days) for results, beginning when the center receives the specimen. ii. Effective 08/01/2011, if blood is submitted for Genetic ...