Emerging genetic technologies in clinical and research settings.
With the rapid expansion of genomic health care, nurses are exposed to emerging genetic technologies in a wide variety of clinical and research settings; however, nurses have limited knowledge about these technologies. The polymerase chain reaction procedure, which is the foundation of current molecular genetic technologies, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and microarray analysis are described in this article. The applications, strengths, and limitations of each technology are discussed.
Cashion
Ann K
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College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. acashion@utmem.edu
Driscoll
Carolyn J
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Sabek
Omaima
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D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical