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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2004
Joseph S. M. Peiris, Hong Kong, CN;
Kwok Yung Yuen, Hong Kong, CN;
Lit Man Poon, Hong Kong, CN;
Yi Guan, Hong Kong, CN;
Kwok Hung Chan, Hong Kong, CN;
John M. Nicholls, Hong Kong, CN;
Joseph S. M. Peiris, Hong Kong, CN;
Kwok Yung Yuen, Hong Kong, CN;
Lit Man Poon, Hong Kong, CN;
Yi Guan, Hong Kong, CN;
Kwok Hung Chan, Hong Kong, CN;
John M. Nicholls, Hong Kong, CN;
The University of Hong Kong, , CN;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a diagnostic assay for the virus causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans ('hSARS virus'). In particular, the invention relates to a real-time quantitative PCR assay for the detection of hSARS virus using reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. Specifically, the quantitative assay is a TaqMan® assay using the primers and probes constructed based on the genome of the hSARS virus. The invention further relates to a diagnostic kit that comprises nucleic acid molecules for the detection of the hSARS virus.