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ArticlePathogens and global health2017

Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification with Plasmodium falciparum unique genes for molecular diagnosis of human malaria.

Yijing Zhang, Yi Yao, Weixing Du, Kai Wu, Wenyue Xu, Min Lin, Huabing Tan, Jian Li

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Article in Pathogens and global health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yijing Zhanga Department of Human Parasitology, College of Basic Medicine; Department of Infectious Diseases , Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine , Shiyan , People's Republic of China.
Yi Yaoa Department of Human Parasitology, College of Basic Medicine; Department of Infectious Diseases , Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine , Shiyan , People's Republic of China.
Weixing Dua Department of Human Parasitology, College of Basic Medicine; Department of Infectious Diseases , Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine , Shiyan , People's Republic of China.
Kai Wub Department of Schistosomiasis and Endemic Diseases , Wuhan City Center for Disease Prevention and Control , Wuhan , People's Republic of China.
Wenyue Xuc The Department of Pathogenic Biology , Third Military Medical University , Chongqing , People's Republic of China.
Min Lind Department of Histology and Embryology , Shantou University Medical College , Shantou , People's Republic of China.
Huabing Tana Department of Human Parasitology, College of Basic Medicine; Department of Infectious Diseases , Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine , Shiyan , People's Republic of China.
Jian Lia Department of Human Parasitology, College of Basic Medicine; Department of Infectious Diseases , Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine , Shiyan , People's Republic of China.
Hubei University of Medicine · CNArmy Medical University · CNShantou University Medical College · CNWuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CN

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Abstract

In order to achieve better outcomes for treatment and in the prophylaxis of malaria, it is imperative to develop a sensitive, specific, and accurate assay for early diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection, which is the major cause of malaria. In this study, we aimed to develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay with P. falciparum unique genes for sensitive, specific, and accurate detection of P. falciparum infection. The unique genes of P. falciparum were randomly selected from PlasmoDB. The LAMP primers of the unique genes were designed using PrimerExplorer V4. LAMP assays with primers from unique genes of P. falciparum and conserved 18S rRNA gene were developed and their sensitivity was assessed. The specificity of the most sensitive LAMP assay was further examined using genomic DNA from Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium yoelii and Toxoplasma gondii. Finally, the unique gene-based LAMP assay was validated using clinical samples of P. falciparum infection cases. A total of 31 sets of top-scored LAMP primers from nine unique genes were selected from the pools of designed primers. The LAMP assay with PF3D7_1253300-5 was the most sensitive with the detection limit 5 parasites/μl, and it displayed negative LAMP assay with the genomic DNA samples of P. vivax, P. yoelii, and T. gondii. The LAMP assay with PF3D7_0112300 (18S rRNA) was less sensitive with the detection limit 50 parasites/μl, and it displayed negative LAMP assay with the genomic DNA samples of P. yoelii and T. gondii, but displayed positive LAMP detection with P. vivax. The positive detection rate of the LAMP assay with PF3D7_1253300-5 was 90% (27/30), higher than that (80%, 24/30) of the positive rate of PF3D7_0112300 (18S rRNA) in examining clinical samples of P. falciparum infection cases. The LAMP assay with the primer set PF3D7_1253300-5 was more sensitive, specific, and accurate than those with PF3D7_0112300 (18S rRNA) in examining P. falciparum infection, and therefore it is a promising tool for diagnosis of P. falciparum infection.

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DNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalGenes, ProtozoanHumansMalaria, FalciparumMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesPlasmodium falciparumRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSensitivity and SpecificityDNA, ProtozoanDNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18Sloop-mediated isothermal amplificationMalariaPlasmodium falciparumunique genes

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PMID28683669
PMCPMC5560202
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