Hey all,
Recently found this study which found that there is a possible risk of prion (misfolded proteins that cause CJD/Mad Cow and other similar diseases) transmission through urine-derived gonadotropins such as hCG, hMG, FSH, and LH. Of course, hCG, FSH, and LH are available in recombinant variants, but I was wondering if anyone with more biochemistry or medical knowledge than I have had any thoughts on this.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0017815
Recently found this study which found that there is a possible risk of prion (misfolded proteins that cause CJD/Mad Cow and other similar diseases) transmission through urine-derived gonadotropins such as hCG, hMG, FSH, and LH. Of course, hCG, FSH, and LH are available in recombinant variants, but I was wondering if anyone with more biochemistry or medical knowledge than I have had any thoughts on this.
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0017815