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A Rapid and Low-Cost protocol for the detection of B.1.1.7 lineage of SARS-CoV-2 by using SYBR Green-Based RT-qPCR
2021-01-29
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<h4>Background</h4> The new SARS-CoV-2 variant VUI (202012/01), identified recently in the United Kingdom (UK), exhibits a higher transmissibility rate compared to other variants, and a reproductive number 0.4 higher. In the UK, scientists were able to identify the increase of this new variant through the rise of false negative results for the spike (S) target using a three-target RT-PCR assay (TaqPath kit). <h4>M...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6992f04b-8ae2-55fe-8d43-cf42a49572f3
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.01.27.21250048
