Real-time PCR: A review of approaches to data analysis
- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Pleiades Publishing Ltd in Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (5), 455-463
- https://doi.org/10.1134/s0003683806050024
Abstract
The registration of the accumulation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products in the course of amplification (real-time PCR) requires specific equipment, i.e., detecting amplifiers capable of recording the level of fluorescence in the reaction tube during amplicon formation. When the time of the reaction is complete, researchers are able to obtain DNA accumulation graphs. This review discusses the most promising algorithms of the analysis of real-time PCR curves and possible errors, caused by the software used or by operators’ mistakes. The data included will assist researchers in understanding the features of a method to obtain more reliable results.Keywords
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