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ArticleBioscience nanotechnology2026

L-DNA calibrators for PCR amplicon characterization.

Nicholas Spurlock, Frederick R Haselton

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Article in Bioscience nanotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nicholas SpurlockDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1225 Stevenson Center Lane, Stevenson Ctr Sci & Eng Bldg 5932, Nashville, TN 37240 USA.
Frederick R HaseltonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1225 Stevenson Center Lane, Stevenson Ctr Sci & Eng Bldg 5932, Nashville, TN 37240 USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is powerful on its own, its utility is markedly improved by post-PCR techniques like melt analysis and target quantification. We have previously utilized L-DNA stereoisomers matching the sequences of the reaction primers and target amplicon to increase PCR sensitivity and specificity in the presence of interferents. In this report we describe using L-DNA sequences as internal calibrators to confirm amplicon specificity and estimate initial target concentration. An Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s44331-026-00022-w.

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Amplicon characterizationHybridization controlL-DNA stereoisomersMelt analysisQuantitative PCR

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PMID42290892
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