LAMP for human African trypanosomiasis: a comparative study of detection formats.

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is at the forefront of the search for innovative diagnostics for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Several simple endpoint detection methods have been developed for LAMP and here we compare four of these: (i) visualization of turbidity; (ii) addition...

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Main Authors: Sally L Wastling, Kim Picozzi, Abbas S L Kakembo, Susan C Welburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2970543?pdf=render