Classification of new mutations including UK and South Africa
Large-volume PCR test completed within 2 hours
Seegene(172,700 -3.90%)Announced on the 1st that it has developed a diagnostic kit that can test four viruses at once, including the existing Corona 19 virus and mutant virus.
The product name is’Allplex SARS-CoV-2 Variants Ⅰ Assay’. This diagnostic kit explains that it detects and distinguishes not only the existing Corona 19 virus gene, but also the new mutant virus gene from the UK, South Africa, Japan, Brazil, etc. with a single test.
In this diagnostic kit, a patented technology is applied that accurately detects the mutation in the viral gene. In addition, based on artificial intelligence (AI) oligo design technology, the company reported that it also reflected a patented technology that can detect multiple target mutant viruses at once.
This kit enables the process of high-volume automatic gene amplification (PCR) testing in less than 2 hours. Previously, after a PCR test to determine whether a mutation occurred, a second gene sequence analysis (sequencing) was performed. Seegene explained that this would take a lot of time, and that there was a limit to early blocking of the spread of mutations because it was not possible to perform large-scale tests at once.
A company official said, “Corona 19 virus has a variety of mutants and its spread is fast.” I will be able to do it.”
Reporter Kim Ye-na [email protected]
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