You cannot dynamically test whether or not a variable actually exists (has been created).
I don't see why you'd ever need to either...
If you want to test whether or not there is any data stored in a variable, simply compare it to null. Note that this wouldn't work for integers, booleans, etc.
Ghan has said he has fixed this. Monovertex please confirm this fix. This was only a problem with people that had signatures in the upper levels like not the special members but the respected members.