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A high-troughput diagnostic assay for the human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Summary: The present invention relates to a diagnostic assay for the virus causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans (''hSARS virus''). In particular, the invention relates to a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the detection of hSARS virus using reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. Specifically, the quantitative assay is a TaqMan(R) assay using the primers and probes constructed based on the genome of the hSARS virus. The invention further relates to a diagnostic kit that comprises nucleic acid molecules for the detection of the hSARS virus.

Industry: Biomedical

Sub Category: Pathogen

Country/Region: Hong Kong

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