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Lagatie O et al. (2016) Parasit Vectors "An isothermal DNA amplification method for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection in skin biopsies."

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    PMID:
    27906100
    DOI:
    10.1186/s13071-016-1913-7
    Status:
    Publication type:
    Journal_article
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00050642

    Lagatie O, Merino M, Batsa Debrah L, Debrah AY, & Stuyver LJ (2016). An isothermal DNA amplification method for detection of Onchocerca volvulus infection in skin biopsies. Parasit Vectors, 9, 624. doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1913-7

    BACKGROUND: Diagnostic procedures for the diagnosis of infection with the nematode parasite Onchocerca volvulus are currently based on the microscopic detection of microfilariae in skin biopsies. Alternative approaches based on amplification of parasitic DNA in these skin biopsies are currently being explored. Mostly this is based on the detection of the O-150 repeat sequence using PCR based techniques. METHODS: An isothermal, loop-mediated amplification method has been designed using the mitochondrial O. volvulus cox1 gene as a target. RESULTS: Analysis of dilution series of synthetic DNA containing the targeted sequence show a non-linear dose-response curve, as is usually the case for isothermal amplification methods. Evaluation of cross-reactivity with the heterologous sequence from the closely related parasites Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa and Brugia malayi demonstrated strong specificity, as none of these sequences was amplified. The assay however amplified both O. volvulus and O. ochengi DNA, but with a different melting point that can be used to discriminate between the species. Evaluation of this assay in a set of skin snip biopsies collected in an endemic area in Ghana showed a high correlation with O-150 qPCR and also demonstrated a similar sensitivity. Compared to qPCR, LAMP had a sensitivity of 88.2% and a specificity of 99.2%. CONCLUSIONS: We have developed a sensitive and specific loop-mediated amplification method for detection of O. volvulus DNA in skin biopsies that is capable of providing results within 30min.


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