Current Advances in the Development of Diagnostic Tests Based on Aptamers in Parasitology: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Juan David Ospina-Villa (Author), Alondra Cisneros-Sarabia (Author), Miryan Margot Sánchez-Jiménez (Author), Laurence A. Marchat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA sequences of 20-80 nucleotides that interact with different targets such as: proteins, ions, viruses, or toxins, through non-covalent interactions and their unique three-dimensional conformation. They are obtained in vitro by the systematic evolution of ligand...