| Literature DB >> 24724628 |
Ruth Hall Sedlak1, Keith R Jerome.
Abstract
Digital PCR (dPCR), a new nucleic acid amplification technology, offers several potential advantages over real-time or quantitative PCR (qPCR), the current workhorse of clinical molecular virology diagnostics. Several studies have demonstrated dPCR assays for human cytomegalovirus or HIV, which give more precise and reproducible results than qPCR assays without sacrificing sensitivity. Here we review the literature comparing dPCR and qPCR performance in viral molecular diagnostic assays and offer perspective on the future of dPCR in clinical virology diagnostics.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24724628 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2014.910456
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Rev Mol Diagn ISSN: 1473-7159 Impact factor: 5.225