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A Simple Reverse Transcriptase PCR Melting-Temperature Assay To Rapidly Screen for Widely Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Variants
21 Jul 2021
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of each SMB. Assay optimization and testing was performed with RNA from SARS-CoV-2 USA WA1/2020 (wild type [WT]), B.1.1.7, and B.1.351 variant strains. The assay was then validated using clinical samples. The limit of detection for both the WT and variants was 4 and 10 genomic copies/reaction for the 501- and 484-codon assays, respectively. The assay was 100% sensitive and 100% specific for identifying the N501Y...
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