Nested PCR and multiplex PCR assays provided fast and reliable detection of the major soft rot and blackleg potato pathogens using three pairs of primers (Df/Dr, Y45/46 and EXPCCF/EXPCCR) and enabled ...

Prognostic Significance of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction for Prostate-Specific Antigen in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Nested Study Within CALGB 9583 Authors: Susan Halabi, Eric J.

Results: Of 162 patients in 9583, 91 (56%) patients were negative for RT-PCR for PSA and 71 (44%) patients were positive. The median survival time was 21 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 18 to 27 ...