title: Frontiers of polymerase chain reaction diagnostics for uveitis.
abstract: The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a powerful molecular biologic technique for the detection of pathogen DNA. Recent technical advances in the technique have broadened its scope considerably. Emerging applications of PCR in pathogen strain typing, rapid screening of differential diagnoses, and pathogen discovery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. vangelder@vision.wustl.edu
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Van Gelder
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA