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Overview"Kary Mullis was awarded a Nobel Prize for inventing the PCR technique more than 15 years ago in 1993. Since its ""discovery"", multiple adaptations and variations of the standard PCR technique have been described, with many of these adaptations and variations currently being used in clinical, diagnostic and academic laboratories across the world. Further, these techniques are being applied at the diagnostic level (e.g. as high throughput testing methodologies to detect minimum residual disease, the presence/absence of specific pathogens etc), as well as to increase our understanding of fundamental disease processes. Frequently, PCR technicians and specialists limit their understanding of PCR to one particular methodology. However, this approach limits their appreciation of the range of versatile PCR techniques currently available, techniques that may be applicable and indeed more suitable to their own laboratory situation. This manual aims to provide thereader with a guide to the standard PCR technique and its many available modifications, with particular emphasis on the role of PCR techniques in the diagnostic laboratory (the central theme of this manual). Further, many important technical issues have been addressed, including types of PCR template material, PCR optimization, the analysis of PCR products, quality control and quality assurance, variants and adaptations of the standard PCR protocol, quantitative PCR and in situ PCR. The reader of this manual will be excellently informed about the fundamental principles of PCR and the true potential of PCR within clinical laboratory practice." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth van Pelt-Verkuil , Alex van Belkum , John P. HaysPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2008 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.745kg ISBN: 9781402062407ISBN 10: 1402062400 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 28 March 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Polymerase Chain Reaction.- A Brief Comparison Between In Vivo DNA Replication and In Vitro PCR Amplification.- The PCR in Practice.- The Different Types and Varieties of Nucleic Acid Target Molecules.- PCR Primers.- Deoxynucleotide Triphosphates and Buffer Components.- Taq and Other Thermostable DNA Polymerases.- Important Considerations for Typical, Quantitative and Real-Time PCR Protocols.- Analysis of PCR Amplification Products.- Ensuring PCR Quality – Laboratory Organisation, PCR Optimization and Controls.- Ensuring PCR Quality – Quality Criteria and Quality Assurance.- Variants and Adaptations of the Standard PCR Protocol.- In Situ PCR Amplification (ISA) – Major Considerations, Sample Processing and Applications.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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