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Chan, P.K. et al.

Chan, Liu, Leung, Cheung, Ma, Tam, Hui, Tam, Lim,

Evaluation of a recombinant nucleocapsid protein-based assay for anti-SARS-CoV IgG detection.

A high throughput accurate assay for anti-SARS-CoV IgG detection is needed for large-scale epidemiological studies. The evaluation of a commercial recombinant nucleocapsid protein-based microtitre plate enzyme immunoassay, ELISARS is described. The results on 150 sera from SARS patients and 450 sera from non-SARS controls showed that this assay had a high level of sensitivity (96.2% for late serum samples) and specificity (97.8%). The performance and setup of this assay fulfills the requirement as a screening test for large-scale studies. A vast majority of SARS patients developed antibodies against the nucleocapsid protein. In some patients (10/45), a high level of anti-nucleocapsid antibody appeared very early in the course of the illness. In contrast, a minority (4 of 105 patients) never developed these antibodies. The implication of differences in antibody response to the nucleocapsid protein deserves further investigation.[1]

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Evaluation of a recombinant nucleocapsid protein-based assay for anti-SARS-CoV IgG detection. Chan, P.K., Liu, E.Y., Leung, D.T., Cheung, J.L., Ma, C.H., Tam, F.C., Hui, M., Tam, J.S., Lim, P.L. J. Med. Virol. (2005) [Pubmed]

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