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Nature Medicine 14, 579-584 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/nm1708;

Replacing PCR with COLD-PCR enriches variant DNA sequences and redefines the sensitivity of genetic testing

Jin Li , Lilin Wang , Harvey Mamon , Matthew H Kulke , Ross Berbeco & G Mike Makrigiorgos

PCR is widely employed as the initial DNA amplification step for genetic testing. However, a key limitation of PCR-based methods is the inability to selectively amplify low levels of mutations in a wild-type background.

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