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Review
. 2005 Dec;43(12):5835-41.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.5835-5841.2005.

In-house nucleic acid amplification assays in research: how much quality control is needed before one can rely upon the results?

Petra Apfalter  1 , Udo Reischl, Margaret R Hammerschlag
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Review

In-house nucleic acid amplification assays in research: how much quality control is needed before one can rely upon the results?

Petra Apfalter et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Dec.
No abstract available

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