nucleic acid amplification tests

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• nucleic acid amplification test — (NAAT) any nucleic acid test (q.v.) that uses nucleic acid amplification techniques in a direct test for the presence of a specific pathogen in a sample; such tests do not depend on the production of antibody by the pathogen, and can be rapid,… …   Medical dictionary

• nucleic acid test — any of various tests that use molecular biology techniques to detect and identify microorganisms, including viruses, on the basis of their nucleic acids. It includes culture confirmation tests, which identify organisms grown in culture, and… …   Medical dictionary

• nucleic acid amplification technique — any of various in vitro methods by which a DNA or RNA sequence is amplified, making it more readily detectable for various procedures or tests. The original, and still most commonly used, is the polymerase chain reaction. See also under test …   Medical dictionary

• Nucleic acid test — A nucleic acid test, often called a NAT test, (or nucleic acid amplification test NAAT ) is a biochemical technique used to detect a virus or a bacterium. These tests were developed to shorten the window period, a time between when a patient has… …   Wikipedia

• Nucleic acid sequence — A series of codons in part of a mRNA molecule. Each codon consists of three nucleotides, usually representing a single amino acid. The sequence or primary structure of a nucleic acid is the composition of atoms that make up the nucleic acid and… …   Wikipedia

• Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification — (MLPA)[1] is a variation of the polymerase chain reaction that permits multiple targets to be amplified with only a single primer pair[1]. Each probe consists of a two oligonucleotides which recognise adjacent target sites on the DNA. One probe… …   Wikipedia

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