Optimized quantification of fragmented, free circulating DNA in human blood plasma using a calibrated duplex real-time PCR

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Horlitz, Martin ^a   Lucas, Annabelle ^a   Sprenger Haussels, Markus ^a  

^a QIAGEN GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME NUMBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Y CHROMOSOME; BLOOD; CALIBRATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; PLASMA; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFLUIDICS; PLASMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 70349705712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007207     Document Type: Article

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