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World J Virol. Mar 25, 2024; 13(1): 88164
Published online Mar 25, 2024. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v13.i1.88164
Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus 1
Waleed Abdelgaber Nemr, Radwan K Nashwa
Waleed Abdelgaber Nemr, Department of Radiation Microbiology, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11371, Egypt
Radwan K Nashwa, Department of Health Radiation Research, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11371, Egypt
Author contributions: Both of the listed authors contributed to the present work equally; both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The current study has not subjected human or animals to any experiment.
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Corresponding author: Waleed Abdelgaber Nemr, PhD, Doctor, Department of Radiation Microbiology, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, 3th Ahmed Alzomor Street, Cairo 11371, Egypt. wnemr@hotmail.com
Received: September 16, 2023
Peer-review started: September 16, 2023
First decision: November 9, 2023
Revised: December 7, 2023
Accepted: January 10, 2024
Article in press: January 10, 2024
Published online: March 25, 2024
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Core Tip: The current study approaches a cost-effective diagnostic assay to detect the most common blood-borne viruses (hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus 1) in a single test of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This article includes the procedures in computational biology to achieve the PCR design and the practical examination of the given assay for detecting the targeted viruses with the interpretation of the results.