Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR assay of the RNA component of human telomerase using the TaqMan fluorogenic detection system
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- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 44 (12) , 2441-2445
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/44.12.2441
Abstract
We established the validity of a quantitative reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assay for the RNA component of human telomerase (hTR), using the TaqMan fluorogenic detection system. Using this assay, we quantified hTR expression in two human pancreatic cancer cell lines, ASPC-1 and MIAPaCa-2. Our results indicated that hTR expression in MIAPaCa-2 was 1.99-fold higher than that in ASPC-1 cells. This TaqMan RT-PCR assay appears to be useful in determining the amount of hTR in clinical specimens.Keywords
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