Clinical Applications of PCR

“This multi-author treatise reviews the clinical applications of PCR in various fields of medicine stressing its importance for genetic analysis. It has 16 chapters, each with color illustrations and references. Recommended for researchers in biology and hospital laboratories.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 14 (3), March, 2017)

• A Targeted Q-PCR-Based Method for Point Mutation Testing by Analyzing Circulating DNA for Cancer Management Care.- COLD-PCR: Applications and Advantages.- PCR-Based Detection of DNA Copy Number Variation.- Emulsion PCR: Techniques and Applications.- Digital PCR: Principles and Applications.- Quantitative PCR for Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus Loads in Cancer Diagnostics.- High Resolution Melt Curve Analysis in Cancer Mutation Screen.- Locked Nucleic Acid Probes (LNA) for Enhanced Detection of Low-Level, Clinically Significant Mutations.- Genotyping of Frequent Mutations in Solid Tumors by PCR-Based Single-Base Extension and MassARRAY Analysis.- Microfluidics-Based PCR for Fusion Transcript Detection.- Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis: A Species-Specific Approach.- Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- PCR Techniques in Next-Generation Sequencing.- Single Cell Quantitative PCR: Advances and Potential in Cancer Diagnostics.- Quantitative Real Time PCR: Recent Advances.- PCR Techniques in Characterizing DNA Methylation.