Someone mentioned the existance of a "nested" PCR test, purported to be more accurate than the conventional PCR test. I emailed my Dr. to ask about it, and this is his answer:
"I used to do the nested PCR in my lab. It is a qualitative assay that is 10 to 100 times more sensitive than the quantitative PCR assays. However, it has not been shown to be clinically meaningful, and it is not used to make clinical decisions. The goal of > 3 log reduction by quantitative PCR remains the standard." I think the operative word here is "qualitative." Mike Burwen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
