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Medical Definition of Reverse transcriptase PCR
1. A technique used to amplify RNA targets. The specimen containing the target RNA (e.g., HIV-1 RNA, Hepatitis C Virus RNA) is subjected to reverse transcription to make complementary DNA (cDNA), which is then, in turn, amplified by PCR. Acronym: RT-PCR (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reverse Transcriptase PCR
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