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. 1999 Mar 15;27(6):1558–1560. doi: 10.1093/nar/27.6.1558

Amplification of cDNA ends based on template-switching effect and step-out PCR.

M Matz 1, D Shagin 1, E Bogdanova 1, O Britanova 1, S Lukyanov 1, L Diatchenko 1, A Chenchik 1
PMCID: PMC148354  PMID: 10037822

Abstract

A new method for amplifying cDNA ends is described which requires only first-strand cDNA synthesis and a single PCR to generate a correct product with very low or no background. The method can be successfully applied to total RNA as well as poly A+ RNA. The same first-strand cDNA can be used to amplify flanking sequences of any cDNA species present in the sample.

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