Overview

An unprecedented collection of core PCR techniques useful for the study and diagnosis of human diseases. Cutting-edge and essential for today's diagnostic laboratories, these techniques heavily utilize nonisotopic, solution phase, and in situ amplification methods. A significant number of chapters describe applications exploiting the eggwhite sensitivity of PCR in the detection of rare or single cells, as in identifying fetal cells circulating in maternal blood, preimplantation embryo diagnosis, or finding circulating cancer cells. The book demonstrates over and over again the power of PCR - its high sensitivity, specificity, and ability to rapidly discriminate sequence variations.

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Author:   Y. M. Dennis Lo
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   16
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.591kg
ISBN:  

9780896033597

ISBN 10:   0896033597
Pages:   353
Publication Date:   02 March 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

to the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Setting Up a PCR Laboratory.- General Methodology.- Amplification from Archival Materials.- Quantitative PCR.- Mutation Screening Using PCR-SSCP.- Multiple Fluorescence-Based PCR-SSCP Analysis with Primer-, Post-, and Internal-Labeling.- The Amplification Refractory Mutation System.- Artificial Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (A-RFLP) Analysis.- Long Range PCR.- Generation of Labeled Probes by PCR.- PCR for the Detection of Minority DNA Populations.- In Situ Amplification.- Sequencing of PCR Products.- Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).- Clinical Application.- PCR Amplification of Minisatellite DNA for the Detection of Mixed Chimerism After Bone Marrow Transplantation.- Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Disorders Using the PCR.- PCR Analysis of CD44 Variants in Tumors.- Detection of Circulating Solid Tumor Cells by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Using lmmunobead-PCR.- Single Cell PCR.- PCR-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Using Fetal Cells in Maternal Circulation.- Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Using a Single Fetal Nucleated Erythrocyte Isolated by Micromanipulation from Maternal Blood.- Diagnosis of Chromosomal Aneuploidies Using Quantitative Fluorescent PCR.- Detection of the Hepatitis C Virus by RT-PCR.- The Application of PCR to the Detection of M. tuberculosis in Sputum Samples.- Microsatellite Analysis in Human Disease.

Reviews

... one of the first texts to carefully document all the needs required to perform PCR... [By] covering the fundamentals, methodologies, and applications of PCR, the editor has created a unique document that will be welcome in the clinical laboratory. -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal Each chapter is clearly written and provides enough background material to explain the significance and application of the procedure. The protocols include sufficient detail to enable the reader to develop the test. This manual will be an important laboratory resource to those using PCR in the diagnosis of human diseases and should be of great interest to both molecular and clinical pathologists. -Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

... one of the first texts to carefully document all the needs required to perform PCR... [By] covering the fundamentals, methodologies, and applications of PCR, the editor has created a unique document that will be welcome in the clinical laboratory. - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

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