Open AccessPolymerase chain reaction and molecular diagnostics.
Author(s) -
Victoria Eugenia Villegas,
Magda Carolina Sánchez,
Lilián Chuaire
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
colombia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1657-9534
pISSN - 0120-8322
DOI - 10.25100/cm.v40i3.663
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , molecular diagnostics , acronym , computational biology , medicine , computer science , medical physics , biology , bioinformatics , genetics , gene , philosophy , linguistics
PCR, acronym of polymerase chain reaction, has revolutionized the field of molecular diagnostics to the point that it currently represents the fastest-growing segment in clinical laboratories worldwide, where it has become an invaluable tool. This paper describes the fundamentals of PCR and its developments in some of its many applications in the diagnosis, from its beginnings to the present.