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Table 2 Cost-analysis for detection of major structural rearrangements in the LDL receptor gene with quantitative PCR methods

From: Detection of large deletions in the LDL receptor gene with quantitative PCR methods

 

Real-Time PCR

MLPA

Price reagents (in euros)

1120

110

Time laboratory technician (hours)

56

14

  1. Data are given for a batch of 10 samples tested in 16 exons in the LDL receptor gene with the Real-Time PCR method and with the MPLA method. Costs of data analysis and interpretation of results were the same for the two methods.