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SARS-CoV-2 E Gene SNP Raises Concerns About Test Accuracy, Transparency

Jul 31, 2020
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Madeleine Johnson
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NEW YORK – A SNP in a genomic region used to target SARS viruses can potentially impact non-diagnostic results from some commercial molecular diagnostic tests for COVID-19 infection. The issue highlights the need for multi-target tests and raises concerns about the industry practice of keeping primer and probe chemistries under wraps.

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