Real-time telomeric repeat amplification protocol using the duplex scorpion and two reverse primers system: The high sensitive and accurate method for quantification of telomerase activity

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 112-119

  Huang, Yan Ping ^a   Liu, Zhao Sheng ^a   Tang, Hua ^a   Liu, Min ^a   Li, Xin ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Duplex scorpion; PCR amplification efficiency; Real time quantitative PCR; Telomerase; TRAP assay

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORPION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; TELOMERIC REPEAT AMPLIFICATION PROTOCOL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

SCORPIONES;

EID: 33747850848     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.03.028     Document Type: Article

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