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. 2020 Oct 28;21(21):7981. doi: 10.3390/ijms21217981

Table 12.

Publications found in the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NCBI-PubMed) reporting the standardisation of the LAMP technique as a useful tool for diagnosing onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the definitive host.

Parasite Gene Extracted/Spiked/Natural DNA Sample Sample Size Sensitivity Reference
O. volvulus Mitochondrial cox1 Extracted/natural DNA Skin biopsies 150 ND [135]
O. volvulus O-150 Extracted/natural DNA Skin snips 70 0.0001 ng [136]