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A simple method for inhibition free PCR amplification of target DNA directly from clinical specimens

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  1. Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, 600 025, Chennai, India

    Senthilkumar Kamatchiammal, Dhashinamoorthy Saravanakumar, Manjula Sritharan & Venkataraman Sritharan (Senior Research Scientist)

  2. YRG Foundation for AIDS Research/CARE, 1 Raman Street, 600 017, Chennai, India

    Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy & Sunithi Solomon

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Kamatchiammal, S., Saravanakumar, D., Kumarasamy, N. et al. A simple method for inhibition free PCR amplification of target DNA directly from clinical specimens. Indian J Clin Biochem 12, 78–80 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867961

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