Statistical diagnostics emerging from external quality control of real-time PCR

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-146

  Marubini, E ^a   Verderio, Paolo ^b   Raggi, C Casini ^c   Pazzagli, M ^c   Orlando, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Real time PCR; Standard curve; Statistical quality control

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NUCLEIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4243079911     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/172460080401900209     Document Type: Article

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