Vinnie,

A good person to contact is Katherine O'Rourke at Washington State
University in Pullman, WA. She has done tremendous work with Scrapie,
similiar to CJD. I'm sure the antibody is different, but the
technique may be similiar. Her email is "Katherine O'Rourke"
<korourke@vetmed.wsu.edu>

Good Luck

Victor Tobias
Histology Supervisor
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Vinnie Della Speranza wrote:

> I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has achieved successful
>immunohistochemical staining in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissues
>with Dako's antibody to the Creuzfedt-Jakob prion.
>
> Our attempts with this product have been unsuccessful thus far.
>
> OR
>
> if someone knows of a similar antibody that works well, would you be kind
>enough to pass this information along?
>
> thanks,
> Vinnie
>
> Vinnie Della Speranza
> Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
> Medical University of South Carolina
> 165 Ashley Avenue
> Suite 309
> Charleston, SC  29425
> ph:  (843) 792-6353
> fax: (843) 792-8974
> email: Dellav@musc.edu