Use of amplicon melt temperature to detect SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7 variant through the G28048T mutation in the ORF 8 gene
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 (Lineage B.1.1.7) was identified in the UK in December 2020 which was associated with higher transmissibility of COVID-19. The AusDiagnostics SARS-CoV-2, Influenza and RSV 8-well assay is used at sixteen UK hospitals and detects part of the ORF8 gene (together with a segm...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Virology Plus |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266703802100017X |