Overcoming inhibition in real-time diagnostic PCR

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 943, Issue , 2013, Pages 17-48

  Hedman, Johannes ^a,b   Rådström, Peter ^b  

^a Statens kriminaltekniska laboratorium   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amplification facilitators; Clinical diagnostics; Diagnostic PCR; DNA extraction; Forensic analysis; Internal amplification control; Microbial analysis; PCR inhibitors; Pre PCR processing; Real time PCR; Sample treatment; Swab techniques; Thermostable DNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BUFFERS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84870491197     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-353-4_2     Document Type: Article

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