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Chapter-46 Polymerase Chain Reaction

BOOK TITLE: A Short Textbook of Pathology

Author
1. Sajal Md Tahminur Rahman
2. Charu Hosne Ara Tahmin
3. Sajani Tabassum Tahmin
4. Sarnali Tanjila Tahmin
ISBN
9789350904640
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11956_46
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. Modern Diagnostic Center Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3. Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
4. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Chapter keywords
PCR, indications, principles, procedures, techniques, Nested PCR, inverse PCR, RT PCR, asymmetric PCR and quantitative PCR, Primers

Abstract

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a new, popular, molecular, biological technique for enzymatic replicating DNA without using a living organism. PCR is commonly used in medical and biomedical researches for diagnosis of different infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis, fungal and protozoal diseases. Also, PCR is used for identification of genetic fingerprints and the crime suspects in criminal offences. This chapter deals with indications, basic requirements, procedure and recent modification in PCR techniques like nested PCR, inverse PCR, RT PCR, asymmetric PCR and quantitative PCR.

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