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Article: Reverse Transcriptase PCR Diagnostic Assay for the Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

TitleReverse Transcriptase PCR Diagnostic Assay for the Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Issue Date2004
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
Citation
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2004, v. 42 n. 5, p. 1994-1999 How to Cite?
AbstractRecent outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have spurred intense research efforts around the world to deal with the serious threat to health posed by this novel coronavirus. A rapid, reliable diagnostic assay is needed for monitoring the spread of the disease. Here we report a method for eliminating false-negative results and increasing test sensitivity, based on the hypothesis that the message encoded by the nucleocapsid (N) gene is the most abundant during viral infection. Nasopharyngeal aspirates and stool samples were obtained from suspected SARS patients with major clinical symptoms and a significant history of close contact with infected patients. Total RNAs were extracted in a 96-well format, together with pig kidney epithelial (PK-15) cells as an internal control for extraction efficiency. PCR inhibitors were removed by ethanol precipitation, and a PCR for the pig β-actin gene was used as a positive control for all clinical samples. Samples were analyzed by a reverse transcriptase PCR assay. Northern blot analysis was performed to demonstrate differences in subgenomic transcripts of the virus, and a real-time quantitative PCR was employed to compare the sensitivities of two loci (1b and N). The detection rate of the assay reached 44.4% on day 9 after the onset of the disease. The diagnostic PCR amplifying the N gene gave an average of a 26. 0% (6.3 to 60.0%) stronger intensity signal than that for the lb gene. In conclusion, the nucleocapsid gene represents an additional sensitive molecular marker for the diagnosis of the SARS coronavirus and can be further adapted for use in a high-throughput platform assay.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/49242
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dc.contributor.authorHui, RKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Fen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, CMNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, JSMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLeung, FCCen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-12T06:37:26Z-
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dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2004, v. 42 n. 5, p. 1994-1999en_HK
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dc.description.abstractRecent outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have spurred intense research efforts around the world to deal with the serious threat to health posed by this novel coronavirus. A rapid, reliable diagnostic assay is needed for monitoring the spread of the disease. Here we report a method for eliminating false-negative results and increasing test sensitivity, based on the hypothesis that the message encoded by the nucleocapsid (N) gene is the most abundant during viral infection. Nasopharyngeal aspirates and stool samples were obtained from suspected SARS patients with major clinical symptoms and a significant history of close contact with infected patients. Total RNAs were extracted in a 96-well format, together with pig kidney epithelial (PK-15) cells as an internal control for extraction efficiency. PCR inhibitors were removed by ethanol precipitation, and a PCR for the pig β-actin gene was used as a positive control for all clinical samples. Samples were analyzed by a reverse transcriptase PCR assay. Northern blot analysis was performed to demonstrate differences in subgenomic transcripts of the virus, and a real-time quantitative PCR was employed to compare the sensitivities of two loci (1b and N). The detection rate of the assay reached 44.4% on day 9 after the onset of the disease. The diagnostic PCR amplifying the N gene gave an average of a 26. 0% (6.3 to 60.0%) stronger intensity signal than that for the lb gene. In conclusion, the nucleocapsid gene represents an additional sensitive molecular marker for the diagnosis of the SARS coronavirus and can be further adapted for use in a high-throughput platform assay.en_HK
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dc.subject.meshReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods - statistics & numericalen_HK
dc.subject.meshSARS Virus - genetics - isolation & purificationen_HK
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - diagnosis - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA Probes - geneticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshDNA, Viral - geneticsen_HK
dc.titleReverse Transcriptase PCR Diagnostic Assay for the Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromeen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailHui, RKH: rkhhui@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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