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Development of a simple genotyping method based on indel mutations to rapidly screen SARS-CoV-2 circulating variants: Delta, Omicron BA.1 and BA.2.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Sept 2022
Ayadi Wajdi, Taktak Awatef, Gargouri Saba, Smaoui Fahmi, Chtourou Amel, Skouri-Gargouri Houda, Derbel Rihab, Sassi Azza Hadj, Gargouri Ali, Hammami Adnene, Karray-Hakim Héla, Mokdad-Gargouri Raja, Fki-Berrajah Lamia
Abstract excerpt
The high need of rapid and flexible tools that facilitate the identification of circulating SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) remains crucial for public health system monitoring. Here, we develop allele-specific (AS)-qPCR assays targeting three recurrent indel mutations, ΔEF156-157, Ins214EPE and ΔLPP24-26, in spike (S) gene to identify the Delta VOC and the Omicron sublineages BA.1 and BA.2, respectively....
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