| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T32 |
0-278 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic pipeline that has proven to be successful and that is currently used in many test centers consists of three steps: collecting nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab specimens, isolation of total RNA, and specific detection of the viral genome by RT-qPCR. |
| T33 |
279-495 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The latter comprises a reverse transcriptase (RT) step, which translates the viral RNA into DNA, followed by a semiquantitative DNA polymerase chain reaction using oligonucleotides specific for the viral cDNA (qPCR). |
| T34 |
496-662 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As a result, a short piece of the viral genome is strongly amplified and then is detected by a sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe labeled with a fluorescent dye. |
