First Test That Can Detect COVID-19 Virus Mutations Authorized By FDA

The US FDA on 10 June authorized use of Illumina’s COVIDSeq next generation sequencing diagnostic test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus and figure out if it’s mutating. The agency has high hopes this first-of-its-kind test will give researchers a better picture in the ongoing global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The FDA is optimistic Illumina’s COVIDSeq NGS test can help researchers understand potential mutations of the SARS-COV-2 virus, as illustrated

Illumina Inc.'s COVIDSeq is the first next-generation sequencing (NGS) diagnostic test to be given emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. The head of the US agency says the test will allow physicians to diagnose whether a patient has the SARS-CoV-2 virus and let researchers track whether it’s mutating.

The FDA said on 10 June it had granted authorization for the COVIDSeq diagnostic test as the first of its kind to use NGS technology that can allow researchers to...

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