Discrimination of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.1 and BA.2 using a high-resolution melting-based assay: A pilot study
A. Aoki, H. Adachi, Y. Mori, M. Ito, K. Sato, K. Okuda, T. Sakakibara, Y. Okamoto, H. Jinno
This study develops a high-resolution melting assay to distinguish SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineages BA.1 and BA.2 using mutation patterns in the spike protein with 100% sensitivity and >97.5% specificity.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology