Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 genetic variability: A post-market surveillance workflow for combined bioinformatic and laboratory evaluation of commercial RT-PCR assay performance.

Barbara Kosińska-SelbiJustyna KowalczykJagoda PierścińskaJarosław WełeszczukLuis PeñarrubiaBenjamin TurnerJosep ParejaRoberto PorcoRubi Diaz-HernandezMartí Juanola-FalgaronaMelisa ReyDavide ManisseroAnna Blacha

Published in: PloS one (2024)

The current study demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 genetic variants do not affect the performance of the QIAstat-Dx device. It is recommended that manufacturers incorporate this workflow into obligatory post-marketing surveillance activities, as this approach could potentially enhance genetic monitoring of their product.

Keyphrases

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genome wide
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gene expression
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