From: TSS (216-119-144-9.ipset24.wt.net)
Subject: Technical requirements for the donation procurement and testing of human tissues and cells
Date: August 25, 2004 at 2:30 pm PST
Draft
(3/08/2004)
Technical requirements for the donation
procurement and testing of human tissues
and cells
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4. Risk of transmission of diseases caused by prions. This includes:
– specific exclusion of people diagnosed with Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
or having a family history of non-iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease;
– people with a history of rapid progressive dementia or degenerative
neurological disease, including those of unknown origin;
– recipients of hormones derived from the human pituitary gland (e.g.
growth hormones) and recipients of dura mater.
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COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE SANTÉ ET PROTECTION DES CONSOMMATEURS
Direction C - Santé publique et évaluation des risques
C6 - Mesures sanitaires
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/human_substance/oc_tech_cell/oc_tech_cell_draft_en.pdf
TSS