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The polymerase chain reaction in transfusion medicine
Author(s) -
Jackson J. Brooks
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1990.30190117631.x
Subject(s) - transfusion medicine , polymerase chain reaction , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , disease , intensive care medicine , immunology , blood transfusion , biology , pathology , genetics , gene
PCR is a sensitive and powerful diagnostic and research tool. Its diagnostic applications in infectious disease, genetics, and cancer will play a prominent role in transfusion medicine in the next several years. However, the indirect effect of PCR on transfusion medicine in terms of increasing our understanding of disease mechanisms and the development of therapeutic agents will be even greater.