1. Twenty Years of qPCR: A Mature Technology?
Alessandro Raso and Roberto Biassoni
2. Minimum Information Necessary for Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
Gemma Johnson, Afif Abdel Nour, Tania Nolan, Jim Huggett, and Stephen Bustin
3. Selection of Reliable Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis
Jan Hellemans and Jo Vandesompele
4. Introduction to Digital PCR
Francisco Bizouarn
5. mRNA and micro RNA Purity and Integrity: The Key to Success in Expression Profiling
Benedikt Kirchner, Vijay Paul, Irmgard Riedmaier, and Michael W. Pfaffl
6. Mediator Probe PCR: Detection of Real-Time PCR by Label Free Probes and a Universal Fluorogenic Reporter
Simon Wadle, Stefanie Rubenwolf, Michael Lehnert, Bernd Faltin, Manfred Weidmann, Frank Hufert, Roland Zengerle, and Felix von Stetten
7. Absolute Quantification of Viral DNA: The Quest for Perfection
Domenico Russo and Mauro Severo Malnati
8. A Multiplex Real-Time PCR-Platform Integrated into Automated Extraction Method for the Rapid Detection and Measurement of Oncogenic HPV Type-Specific Viral DNA Load from Cervical Samples
Francesco Broccolo
9. Real-Time PCR Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in the Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Eddi Di Marco
10. A Sensible Technique to Detect Mollicutes Impurities in Human Cells Cultured in GMP Condition
Elisabetta Ugolotti and Irene Vanni
11. Real-Time Quantification Assay to Monitor BCR-ABL1 Transcripts in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Pierre Foskett, Gareth Gerrard, and Letizia Foroni
12. A Reliable Assay for Rapidly Defining Transplacental Metastasis Using Quantitative PCR
Samantha Mascelli
13. Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Cancer
Pamela Pinzani, Francesca Salvianti, Claudio Orlando, and Mario Pazzagli
14. Gene Expression Analysis by qPCR in Clinical Kidney Transplantation
Michael Eikmans, Jacqueline D.H. Anholts, and Frans H.J. Claas
15. Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Networks: From Expression Profiling to Integrative Analysis of mRNA and Micro RNA Data
Swanhild U. Meyer, Katharina Stoecker, Steffen Sass, Fabian J. Theis, and Michael W Pfaff
16. Clinical Applications Using Digital PCR
Francisco Bizouarn
17. Developing Non-Invasive Diagnosis for Single Gene Disorders: The Role of Digital PCR
Angela N. Barrett and Lyn S. Chitty
