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Author Correction: A simple and robust real-time qPCR method for the detection of PIK3CA mutations

Background: Extreme acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has precipitated a pandemic of pneumonia spreading all over the world, resulting in critical threats to public well being and attracting monumental consideration. There’s an pressing want for delicate diagnostic testing implementation to regulate and handle SARS-CoV-2 in public well being laboratories. The quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) assay is…

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Validation of fetal microchimerism after pregnancy in the ovine using qPCR

Fetal microchimerism has been detected in maternal tissues of people and rodents throughout and after being pregnant. Research specializing in fetal DNA switch to maternal tissues in home animals are restricted, particularly in sheep. Fetal ram DNA was noticed within the maternal circulation throughout being pregnant, however it isn’t recognized if this chimerism persists in…

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Ultra-sensitive AAV capsid detection by immunocapture-based qPCR following factor VIII gene transfer

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene remedy vectors are replication-incompetent and thus pose minimal threat for horizontal transmission or launch into the surroundings. In research with AAV5-FVIII-SQ (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), an investigational gene remedy for hemophilia A, residual vector DNA was detectable in blood, secreta, and excreta, nevertheless it remained unclear how lengthy structurally intact AAV5 vector capsids…

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RT-qPCR Diagnostics: The “Drosten” SARS-CoV-2 Assay Paradigm

The reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is an established tool for the diagnosis of RNA pathogens. Its potential for automation has caused it to be used as a presence/absence diagnostic tool even when RNA quantification is not required. This technology has been pushed to the forefront of public awareness by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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A qPCR Assay for the Fast Detection and Quantification of Colletotrichum lupini

White lupin (Lupinus albus) represents an vital legume crop in Europe and different elements of the world on account of its excessive protein content material and potential for low-input agriculture. Nonetheless, most cultivars are vulnerable to anthracnose attributable to Colletotrichum lupini, a seed- and air-borne fungal pathogen that causes extreme yield losses. The goal of this work…

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Clinical performance and accuracy of a qPCR-based SARS-CoV-2 mass-screening workflow for healthcare-worker surveillance using pooled self-sampled gargling solutions: a cross-sectional study

Introduction: The large number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections necessitates general screening of employees. We evaluate the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 screening program in asymptomatic healthcare-workers (HCW), utilizing self-sampled gargling-solution and sample pooling for RT-qPCR. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study to collect real-life data on the performance of a screening-workflow based on automated-pooling and high-throughput qPCR…

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Platinum chloride-based viability RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection in complex samples

Isolation, contact tracing and restrictions on social motion are being globally carried out to stop and management onward unfold of SARS-CoV-2, though the an infection threat modelled on RNA detection by RT-qPCR stays biased as viral shedding and infectivity will not be discerned. Thus, we aimed to develop a speedy viability RT-qPCR process to deduce…

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What’s the norm in normalization? A frightening note on the use of RT-qPCR in the livestock science

Reverse-Transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) offers a precious device to check gene expression with beautiful sensitivity. To retain its inferential energy, user-introduced technical variability have to be decreased and accounted for. Deciding on a set of stably expressed inside management genes (ICG), validated for every experimental situation/pattern set, is broadly accepted as a dependable approach to…

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A New Specific and Sensitive RT-qPCR Method Based on Splinted 5′ Ligation for the Quantitative Detection of RNA Species Shorter than microRNAs

Not too long ago, we found a brand new household of unusually brief RNAs mapping to five.8S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and which we named dodecaRNAs (doRNAs), based on the variety of core nucleotides (12 nt) their members include. To verify these small RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) knowledge, validate the existence of the 2 overly ample doRNAs-the minimal…

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