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diagnosis > test > molecular assay > detecting viral RNA > real-time polymerase chain reaction

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real-time polymerase chain reaction  

Definition

  • A real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR), also known as quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR), is a laboratory technique of molecular biology based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It monitors the amplification of a targeted DNA molecule during the PCR (i.e., in real time), not at its end, as in conventional PCR. Real-time PCR can be used quantitatively (quantitative real-time PCR) and semi-quantitatively (i.e., above/below a certain amount of DNA molecules) (semi-quantitative real-time PCR). (Wikipedia)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • qPCR
  • quantitative polymerase chain reaction
  • real-time pcr assay
  • real time polymerase chain reaction
  • real time quantitative RTPCR
  • real-time RT-PCR
  • real-time viral RNA test

Creator

  • Patricia Fener

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-M4GT34F6-K

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