Patent ID: 7807386

Claim:
A method for detection of PrP Sc comprising: first contacting a sample with a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1: WQPPRARI; SEQ ID NO:2: NWCKRGRKQCKTH; SEQ ID NO:3: NYKKPKL; SEQ ID NO:5: YRGYRGYRGYRG; SEQ ID NO:6: YRGRYGYKGKYGYRG; SEQ ID NO:7: AQKKDGKKRKRSRKESYSIYV; SEQ ID NO:8: ARTKQTARKSTGGKSPRKQLA; and SEQ ID NO:9: SGRGKGGKGLGKGGAKRHRKVLR; and then detecting PrP Sc with a labeled prion specific antibody, wherein the peptide specifically captures PrP Sc and the labeled prion specific antibody detects the captured PrP Sc .