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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tree Number(s)
E05.393.620.500.725
Unique ID
D020133
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020133
Annotation
RT-PCR in the literature probably goes here not under REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; check text
Scope Note
A variation of the PCR technique in which cDNA is made from RNA via reverse transcription. The resultant cDNA is then amplified using standard PCR protocols.
Entry Term(s)
Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase
Reverse Transcriptase PCR
Previous Indexing
Polymerase Chain Reaction (1991-1998)
RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase (1991-1998)
See Also
RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Public MeSH Note
1999
History Note
1999
Date Established
1999/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/05/24
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Preferred
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