{"id":20855,"date":"2020-04-12T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T11:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=20855"},"modified":"2020-04-12T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T11:06:02","slug":"japanese-firm-university-develop-covid-19-rapid-genetic-testing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/japanese-firm-university-develop-covid-19-rapid-genetic-testing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Firm, University Develop COVID-19 Rapid Genetic Testing System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese company and university have developed a rapid genetic testing system for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, that is now available for application in government-conducted testing.<\/p>\n<p>Canon Medical Systems Corporation and Nagasaki University have completed the development of &#8216;Genelyzer KIT&#8217; &#8211; a set of reagents for SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing based on a gene amplification technique known as the &#8216;fluorescent LAMP method&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>LAMP refers to loop-mediated isothermal amplification, a single-tube technique for the amplification of DNA and a low-cost alternative to detect certain diseases.<\/p>\n<p>According to the two partners, the testing system makes it possible to quickly detect a novel coronavirus gene in patient specimens.<\/p>\n<p>The entire procedure, they explained, including extraction of the viral genome prior to testing, can be completed in a short time of 40 minutes or less.<\/p>\n<p>The results of validation of the rapid genetic testing system employing this technique were released in a report titled, &#8216;Validation of 2019-nCoV gene testing method in which clinical evaluation results were obtained using clinical specimens&#8217; were released in March by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The report findings showed a specificity of 100 percent and a sensitivity of 90 percent or more.<\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare granted approval for utilising the rapid genetic testing system in government-conducted testing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2451892926563258976-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2451892926563258976-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2451892926563258976-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2451892926563258976-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2451892926563258976.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese company and university have developed a rapid genetic testing system for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, that is now available for application in government-conducted testing. 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