Advances in quantification and characterization of telomerase activity by the telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP)
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 25 (13) , 2595-2597
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/25.13.2595
Abstract
The telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay has been used to test telomerase activity in numerous cancer specimens. We describe primers, controls and quantification methods for the TRAP assay to accurately measure the level of telomerase activity in clinical samples. The assay is reliable and reproducible in routine analyses and can be used to estimate the processivity of telomerase activity.Keywords
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