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ArticleJournal of biomolecular techniques : JBT2021

Saliva "Treat-and-Heat" Triplex Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for SARS-CoV-2.

Marie J Y Reolo, Carlos S R Eleazar, Joseph P Sonio, Ryonne T Solon, Janika L B Villamor, Alexandra K Loedin, Keith J M Moore

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Article in Journal of biomolecular techniques : JBT, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marie J Y ReoloBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Carlos S R EleazarBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Joseph P SonioBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Ryonne T SolonBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Janika L B VillamorBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Alexandra K LoedinBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Keith J M MooreBayan Biomedical Research Group, Ateneo Research Institute for Science and Engineering (ARISE), Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, 1108 Philippines.
Ateneo de Manila University · PH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The demand for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) molecular diagnostics that are faster, cheaper, and simpler to run than nasopharyngeal-based reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) tests remains unmet in many parts of the world. In the Philippines, geographical and economic access to quality diagnostic testing remains out of reach for many communities. We describe the preclinical development of a fluorescence-based reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification test that uses drooled saliva as the biospecimen. Six treat-and-heat ("direct") procedures that inactivate the virus and release the target RNA were compared. Using duplexed As1e and E1 primers, protocols derived from Ben-Assa et al. (2020) using proteinase K or from Rabe and Cepko (2020) using TCEP (Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride)/EDTA provided reliable RNA amplification. The TCEP/EDTA-based method in particular showed improvement in robustness in duplex vs. singleplex format. Inclusion of human

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Hot TemperatureHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesReverse TranscriptionRNA, ViralSalivaSensitivity and SpecificityRNA, Viralextraction-freefluorescencemelt curveProteinase K

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PMID35027876
PMCPMC8730512
OpenAlexW4206320312

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