Lynch J R, Brown J M
Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
J Med Genet. 1990 Jan;27(1):2-7. doi: 10.1136/jmg.27.1.2.
The polymerase chain reaction has undergone rapid improvement since its initial development, such that the technique currently permits rapid, accurate, predictive tests to be made in the field of prenatal diagnosis and has greatly aided forensic medicine. It is anticipated that the polymerase chain reaction will also facilitate advances in other fields, in particular preimplantation diagnosis, virology, bacteriology, and cancer therapy.
聚合酶链反应自最初开发以来已取得迅速进展，以至于该技术目前能够在产前诊断领域进行快速、准确的预测性检测，并且极大地辅助了法医学。预计聚合酶链反应还将推动其他领域的进展，特别是植入前诊断、病毒学、细菌学和癌症治疗。
