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LGC SeraCare AccuPlex SARS-CoV-2 Reference Material Kit

Mar 20, 2020

LGC SeraCare recently launched the AccuPlex SARS-CoV-2 Reference Material Kit, which contains positive reference material targeting the published US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization consensus sequences, as well as complementary negative reference material targeting the human RNAse P gene. LGC SeraCare said that its kit is superior to "naked" transcribed RNA which does not evaluate the assay extraction step, and safer than heat-treated infectious samples, and are a valuable tool for clinical laboratories seeking to perform assay installation, verification, and performance monitoring.

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