A novel method for sample delivery and testing of whole blood: gel strip PCR for point of care (POC) molecular diagnostics.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Testing of whole blood in miniaturized PCR is compromised by the opaque nature of whole blood that leads to physical masking of a fluorescent signal. We demonstrate a method to perform real-time PCR with whole blood that avoids interference from the opacity of whole blood.
Medical subject headings
- Blood
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
- Point-of-Care Systems
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reagent Strips