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Collaboration to Develop Neurodegenerative Tests
A licensing agreement and a research collaboration for the development of in vitro diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative diseases related to the presence of abnormal prion proteins in humans and animals has been announced by Abbott Laboratories and the University of Zurich. More...10 Apr 2002
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