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Eurofins Launches New Ultra-Fast Extraction-Free RT-PCR Method and Upgrades its RT-PCR Assay for Use with Pharynx Gargle and Saliva Sample Matrices

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GSD NovaPrime® SARS-CoV-2 Direct RT-PCR is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 from human nasopharyngeal swabs, eluted directly into deionised water ...
News Medical

N gene target failure method effectively detects SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in clinical samples

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers demonstrated that a commercial real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay rapidly detects the severe acute respiratory ...
News Medical

Comparing lateral flow testing with RT-PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...
The Conversation

COVID‑19 tests: how they work and what’s in development

There are two main ways to test for infection with SARS-CoV2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease). The first is a very sensitive test that looks for the RNA of the virus using a technique ...
Business Insider

Here's how coronavirus lab tests really work, and why they don't always give satisfying results

One of the best ways to figure out how far a virus like COVID-19 has spread in a community is to test for it. This step-by-step guide explains how coronavirus swab-the-nose-and-throat tests work, and ...
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A new diagnostic method based on RT-PCR and CLART technology for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to detect major EML4-ALK and ROS.1 translocations: CLART CMA ALK and ROS.1.

The PI3K-Akt signaling leads to synergy of erlotinib and crizotinib in wild-type NSCLC. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text ...