| abstract |
(57) [Summary]nA fast and accurate mass spectrometry-based method for detecting a specific nucleic acid sequence in a biological sample is provided. Depending on the sequence to be detected, the method can be used, for example, to diagnose a genetic disease or chromosomal aneuploidy, the prognosis of a disease or condition, to diagnose infection by a pathogenic organism, or to determine identity or heredity. |