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Principle of the Bio-Rad Test

The purpose of the PLATELIA BSE test, developed in collaboration with the French Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), is the specific detection of PrPres contained in bovine brain samples. This test has two stages: During the first stage, PrPres is selectively purified through a special process involving, in particular, treatment with proteinase K under such conditions that normal PrP (PrPsens) undergoes total degradation, whereas most of the PrPres immunoreactivity is retained. A patent application for this process has been filed by the CEA. The soluble PrPres is then measured using the DAS-ELISA immunometric assay.
Performance

The results obtained by the European Commission project indicated 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity on the 1,300 samples tested; i.e., all infected animals were detected (no false negatives) and there were no false-positive results on uninfected animals. The published results (EC June 1999) indicate that the PLATELIA BSE test was the most sensitive. It is even more sensitive than the official biological reference test by inoculation of mice.

<blockquote data-quote="Mike" data-source="post: 85716" data-attributes="member: 15">Absolutely...........YES!Principle of the Bio-Rad TestThe purpose of the PLATELIA BSE test, developed in collaboration with the French Commissariat à l&#039;Energie Atomique (CEA), is the specific detection of PrPres contained in bovine brain samples. This test has two stages: During the first stage, PrPres is selectively purified through a special process involving, in particular, treatment with proteinase K under such conditions that normal PrP (PrPsens) undergoes total degradation, whereas most of the PrPres immunoreactivity is retained. A patent application for this process has been filed by the CEA. The soluble PrPres is then measured using the DAS-ELISA immunometric assay.PerformanceThe results obtained by the European Commission project indicated 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity on the 1,300 samples tested; i.e., all infected animals were detected (no false negatives) and there were no false-positive results on uninfected animals. The published results (EC June 1999) indicate that the PLATELIA BSE test was the most sensitive. It is even more sensitive than the official biological reference test by inoculation of mice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike, post: 85716, member: 15"] Absolutely...........YES! Principle of the Bio-Rad Test The purpose of the PLATELIA BSE test, developed in collaboration with the French Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), is the specific detection of PrPres contained in bovine brain samples. This test has two stages: During the first stage, PrPres is selectively purified through a special process involving, in particular, treatment with proteinase K under such conditions that normal PrP (PrPsens) undergoes total degradation, whereas most of the PrPres immunoreactivity is retained. A patent application for this process has been filed by the CEA. The soluble PrPres is then measured using the DAS-ELISA immunometric assay. Performance The results obtained by the European Commission project indicated 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity on the 1,300 samples tested; i.e., all infected animals were detected (no false negatives) and there were no false-positive results on uninfected animals. The published results (EC June 1999) indicate that the PLATELIA BSE test was the most sensitive. It is even more sensitive than the official biological reference test by inoculation of mice. [/QUOTE]

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