High-sensitivity detection methods for low-abundance RNA species: Applications for functional genomics research

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 775-785

  Mora, Johanna R ^b   Getts, Robert C ^a  

^a Genisphere Inc   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Microarray; RNA amplification; Signal amplification

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVICE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR PROBES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36448951630     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.7.6.775     Document Type: Review

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