A PCR laboratory was opened in the branch of the NCE in Almaty
В Филиале НЦЭ г. Алматы открылась ПЦР лаборатория 02.02.2018

In the branch of the Republican State Enterprise on the REM "National Center of Expertise" in Almaty, the construction of a laboratory for the research method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was completed. The laboratory complies with the requirements of regulatory legal acts in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population.

Until now, all studies on the determination of DNA of animals and GMOs of plants in the branch were carried out according to the schedule, once a week in the virological laboratory.

In connection with the commissioning of the laboratory, laboratory assistants have the opportunity to conduct the necessary research daily, which will significantly increase the volume of research, and, accordingly, the revenue side of the budget.

The PCR method is one of the most accurate diagnostic methods. For its development in 1993, the scientist Kary Mullis received the Nobel Prize. Today, although this method is considered experimental, it is already widely and successfully used in medicine.

The diagnostic capabilities of the PCR method are enormous; it can be used to identify a variety of infections. Most often, the PCR method is used to diagnose: HIV, herpes, various sexual infections, in particular chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, gardnerellosis, mycoplasmosis and trichomoniasis, as well as candidiasis, hepatitis, tuberculosis, human papillomavirus, etc. This is not a complete list, the PCR analysis method is used in various fields of medicine.