The use of mimics as internal standards to avoid false negatives in diagnostic PCR

Molecular and Cellular Probes

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 159-164

  Ballagi Pordany A ^a   Belak S ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; False negatives; Internal standard; Mimic; PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PRIMER DNA; VIRUS DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; STANDARD;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CORONAVIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0029992713     PISSN: 08908508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcpr.1996.0022     Document Type: Article

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