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ReviewMolecular biology reports2021

Sensitivity and applications of the PCR Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism method.

Konstantinos V Kakavas

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Konstantinos V KakavasLaboratory of Analytical, Environmental Chemistry and Human Health, Department of Environmental sciences, University of Thessaly, Geopolis, 41500, Larisa, Greece. kakavas@uth.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8247-0134

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PCR Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism is a method used to identify and detect mutations and is now well known for its many applications on living beings. This paper will discuss the experimental details, limitations and sensitivity of the PCR Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism method in relation to all existing literature available to us until today. Genomic DNA extraction, PCR amplification and Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism conditions (concentration of polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis, dissociation treatment of double- stranded DNA) and comparison with PCR Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are presented. Since its discovery in 1989, there have been many variations, innovations, and modifications of the method, which makes it very easy, safe, fast and for this reason widely applied in clinical diagnostic, forensic medicine, biochemical, veterinary, microbiological, food and environmental laboratories. One of the possible applications of the method is the diagnosis and identification of mutations in new strains of coronaviruses, because science needs more tools to tackle the problem of this pandemic. The PCR Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism method can be applied in many cases provided that control samples are available and the required conditions of the method are achieved.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalAnimalsCoronavirusHumansMolecular TypingPathology, MolecularPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthSequence AnalysisApplicationsCoronavirusSSCP

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PMID33893925
PMCPMC8065318

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