DiaCarta Introduces QFusionTM Single-Tube qPCR Assay for ALK Fusion Gene Detection

DiaCarta launches QFusionTM single-tube qPCR assay for the comprehensive, rapid and reliable detection of EML4-ALK and KIF5B-ALK fusion gene variants.

Richmond, California

DiaCarta today announced the introduction of QFusionTM RT-qPCR assay, a new product for the comprehensive, rapid and reliable detection of ALK fusion gene variants. The assay enables users to detect ten EML4-ALK and three KIF5B-ALK fusion gene variants in a single tube of multiplexed reactions with only 50 ng of RNA from FFPE samples in approximately 1.5 hours. It addresses critical issues in fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), the “gold standard” technique in fusion gene analysis, by eliminating objective interpretations of chromosomal breakapart patterns and reducing turnaround time by more than ten-fold.

Joining QClamp® EGFR and KRAS gene mutation detection kits in the DiaCarta’s lung cancer panel, the QFusionTM assay provides researchers and pathologists a new tool to expand and accelerate their research

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