Real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and its potential use in clinical diagnosis

Clinical Science

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-379

  Bustin, Stephen A ^a   Mueller, Reinhold ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Stratagene   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colon; Leukaemia; Occult disease; Pathogen; Real time reverse transcription PCR (qRT PCR); Virus detection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA PURIFICATION; RNA VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROVIRIDAE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 26844512816     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20050086     Document Type: Review

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