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To assess the diagnostic impact of viral mutations on an established RT-qPCR assay and determine whether primer-template mismatches can serve as rapid surrogate markers for emerging variants.

December 2, 2022Emerging Microbes & InfectionsOpen Access

A comparative analysis exposes an amplification delay distinctive to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of clinical and public health relevance

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KBKatherine L. BrownCarilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital ACAlessandro CeciBiomedical Research Institute CRClinton RobyCarilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

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Diagnostic surveillance study reveals a distinctive RT-qPCR amplification delay in clinical SARS-CoV-2 specimens, suggesting a reliable surrogate marker for Omicron variant detection.

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To assess the diagnostic impact of viral mutations on an established RT-qPCR assay and determine whether primer-template mismatches can serve as rapid surrogate markers for emerging variants.
Tracked SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and computationally calculated PCR amplification efficiencies for primer sets targeting the N, E, and S genes.
Analyzed clinical COVID-19 diagnostic specimens collected beginning in December 2021, correlating amplification cycle delays with confirmatory viral sequencing.
Detected a single primer mismatch in the Omicron variant that caused a cycle quantification delay greater than 4 cycles without impairing overall diagnostic sensitivity.
Demonstrated that clinical samples with an amplification delay greater than 4 cycles consistently sequenced as Omicron, whereas samples without delays primarily mapped to Delta.

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Brown et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fb9b877ee8cd849d55865 https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2154617

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Diagnostic surveillance study reveals a distinctive RT-qPCR amplification delay in clinical SARS-CoV-2 specimens, suggesting a reliable surrogate marker for Omicron variant detection.

A comparative analysis exposes an amplification delay distinctive to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of clinical and public health relevance

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A comparative analysis exposes an amplification delay distinctive to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of clinical and public health relevance

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