Sub-5-minute Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA using a Reverse Transcriptase-Free Exponential Amplification Reaction, RTF-EXPAR

Autor: Matthew R. Hicks, Jean-Louis H. A. Duprey, Marium Rana, Andrew Bosworth, Craig D. Southern, Jake G. Carter, Andrew D Beggs, Timothy R. Dafforn, Lorea Orueta Iturbe, James H. R. Tucker, Ian R. Carter
Rok vydání: 2021
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DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.31.20248236
Popis: We report a rapid isothermal method for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. The procedure uses a novel reverse transcriptase-free (RTF) approach for converting RNA into DNA, which triggers a rapid amplification using the Exponential Amplification Reaction (EXPAR). Deploying the RNA-to-DNA conversion and amplification stages of the RTF-EXPAR assay in a single step results in the detection of a sample of patient SARS-CoV-2 RNA in under 5 minutes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE