00866nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653001600071653002200087653001100109653001200120653002500132653003000157653003200187100001800219245008700237300001100324520029900335022001400634       2005                            d  c2005 Nov-Dec10aAnimals10aDNA Primers10aGenome, Bacterial10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10apolymerase chain reaction10aSensitivity and Specificity1 aSaroiants L V00a[Detection of Mycobacterium leprae with the use of the polymerase chain reaction].  a106-103 a<p>The review deals with the problem of the detection of the causative agent of lepra in different biological samples with the use of polymerase chain reaction. Special attention is drawn to the characterization of the specificity and sensitivity of different target areas of M. leprae DNA.</p>  a0372-9311