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Antibody capture of viruses can be used as a preparatory step in nucleic acid amplification techniques. Immunocapture of virus particles can be used to streamline and/or optimize the concentration, purification and specificity requirements of polymerase chain reaction assays.
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Mulholland, V. (2005). Immunocapture-Polymerase Chain Reaction. In: Burns, R. (eds) Immunochemical Protocols. Methods In Molecular Biology™, vol 295. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-873-0:281
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