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Adenovirus Genetics & Genomics
Molecular typing of human adenoviruses is accomplished by polymerase chain reaction analysis
September 20th, 2006
Investigators report results of the molecular typing of human adenoviruses by PCR in a recent issue of the Archives of Virology. According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, "Human adenoviruses (Ads) are responsible for a substantial disease burden. Type-specific identification of Ads can help guide therapeutic and disease prevention strategies and aid epidemiological investigations." "Immunotyping of Ads by serum neutralization (SN) is laborious and time consuming and depends upon type-specific antisera that are in short supply. A rapid molecular typing assay based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-09-20)
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