The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2 which first appeared in China in December 2019. Early detection of a SARS-CoV-2 infection is vital in providing the best care possible to patients and contact persons preventing further spreading of this highly contagious virus.
Articles on COVID-19 Testing Solutions
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COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease
As one of the company’s priority diseases, CENTOGENE is continuously carrying out research into the causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD). A recurrent observation has been a temporal link of the development of PD to SARS-CoV-2 infections. Corroborating similar findings by others, a corresponding study…
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A Potential Link Between COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease
The potential consequences of a SARS-CoV-2 infection are only beginning to be understood. A recent case report, involving research carried out at CENTOGENE, describes a patient experiencing rapidly evolving Parkinsonism which started amid a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The observation suggesting that…
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CENTOGENE’s Blueprint for Widespread COVID-19 Testing
Widespread preventative testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential in preventing a further outbreak of COVID-19 and supporting a return to the new normal. CENTOGENE responded to this need – developing an innovative holistic testing pipeline. A paper that describes the validation of this platform and…
