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ArticleAnalytical chemistry2021

A Semi-Quantitative Isothermal Diagnostic Assay Utilizing Competitive Amplification.

Christopher P Mancuso, Zhi-Xiang Lu, Jason Qian, Sarah A Boswell, Michael Springer

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Article in Analytical chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher P MancusoDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3974-3480
Zhi-Xiang LuDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Jason QianDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1144-2547
Sarah A BoswellDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3118-3378
Michael SpringerDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Determining the source of missing heritabilityR01GM120122 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI SPRINGER, MICHAEL · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120122
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantitative diagnostics that are rapid, inexpensive, sensitive, robust, and field-deployable are needed to contain the spread of infectious diseases and inform treatment strategies. While current gold-standard techniques are highly sensitive and quantitative, they are slow and require expensive equipment. Conversely, current rapid field-deployable assays available provide essentially binary information about the presence of the target analyte, not a quantitative measure of concentration. Here, we report the development of a molecular diagnostic test [quantitative recombinase polymerase amplification (qRPA)] that utilizes competitive amplification during a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay to provide semi-quantitative information on a target nucleic acid. We demonstrate that qRPA can quantify DNA, RNA, and viral titers in HIV and COVID-19 patient samples and that it is more robust to environmental perturbations than traditional RPA. These features make qRPA potentially useful for at-home testing to monitor the progress of viral infections or other diseases.

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COVID-19Nucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesRecombinasesSARS-CoV-2Sensitivity and SpecificityRecombinases

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PMID34180655
PMCPMC9837715
OpenAlexW3176820071

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