title: Reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of hepatitis E virus.
abstract: The one-step single-tube betaine-free reverse transcription (RT)-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay was developed for rapid diagnosis of hepatitis E virus. This assay amplified the target gene in less than 45 min (even as short as 20 min) under isothermal conditions at 63 degrees C, and the sensitivity of this assay was 100-fold greater than that of RT-PCR. This assay demonstrated a detection limit of 0.045 fg (nine copies/reaction).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bao Yu
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiang Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xue Rui
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ji Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D048348:Reverse Transcription; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral