CSU team uses LAMP in Zika diagnostic

In a paper published in Science Translational Medicine, Colorado State University researchers described the use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to design a rapid, inexpensive test that can detect Zika virus in human and mosquito samples.

LAMP is a nucleic acid amplification technique that has been used to detect viral RNA. As opposed to traditional PCR methods, LAMP uses a DNA polymerase with inherent reverse transcriptase activity. The procedure does not require temperature cycling...