Open AccessComparative Evaluation of Several Gene Targets for Designing a Multiplex-PCR for an Early Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Ankush Raj,
Netrapal Singh,
K. B. Gupta,
Dhruva Chaudhary,
Aparna Yadav,
Anil Chaudhary,
Kshitij Agarwal,
Mandira Varma-Basil,
Rajendra Prasad,
G. K. Khuller,
Promod K. Mehta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.1.88
Subject(s) - medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , gold standard (test) , tuberculosis , polymerase chain reaction , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , gene , multiplex , pathology , bioinformatics , biology , genetics
Diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) poses serious challenges. A careful selection of appropriate gene targets is essential for designing a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR) assay.