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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (1,2) is extremely sensitive and flexible, and in theory, will detect a single copy of a specific DNA (or retrotranscribed RNA) sequence either in cell cultures or in clinical samples (3). PCR technology has, therefore, been applied to the diagnosis of a wide range of clinical conditions, in particular, infectious diseases (4–6
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Gibellini, D.E., Re, M.C., Furlini, G., La Placa, M. (1997). Flow Cytometry Analysis of an In Situ PCR for the Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 (HIV-1) Proviral DNA. In: Gosden, J.R. (eds) PRINS and In Situ PCR Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 71. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-395-3:113
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