SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Mutations Found in Switzerland Disrupt N-Gene Amplification in Commonly Used Multiplex RT-PCR Assay

At the end of 2021, we observed an increase in N-gene target failures (NGTF) with the TaqPathTM COVID-19 CE-IVD RT-PCR Kit from Thermo Fisher Scientific (TaqPath). We subsequently used whole-genome sequencing (Oxford Nanopore Technology) to identify potential issues with N-gene PCR efficacy. Among 1...

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Main Authors: Dominique Hilti, Faina Wehrli, Anna Roditscheff, Martin Risch, Lorenz Risch, Adrian Egli, Thomas Bodmer, Nadia Wohlwend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/12/1383