title: Reverse transcriptase can inhibit PCR and stimulate primer-dimer formation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20852-1448, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chumakov
mesh_terms: D017931:DNA Primers / Q000378:metabolism*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D008979:Moloney murine leukemia virus / Q000201:enzymology; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004279:DNA, Viral; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase