Nucleic acid amplification technologies.

R D Abramson; T W Myers

doi:10.1016/0958-1669(93)90030-z

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Nucleic acid amplification technologies.

R D Abramson·T W Myers

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The polymerase chain reaction, Q beta replicase methodology, the ligase chain reaction, the self-sustained sequence replication system, and the new strand displacement assay have continued to progress with the development of improved reagents and new applications. These advances in enzymatic nucleic acid amplification strategies continue to provide research and medical communities with an ever-improving arsenal of ways to amplify RNA and DNA.

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R D Abramson, T W Myers. 1993. Nucleic acid amplification technologies.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0958-1669(93)90030-z

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