[Chinese expert consensus on clinical practice of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction techniques in molecular pathological diagnostics of tumor(2023 edition)].

Abstract

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is one of the most widely used molecular pathological diagnostic techniques in China due to its advantages of the simple operation, short turnaround time, high sensitivity, and standardizable result analysis. However, in clinical practice, there is not yet an expert consensus to guide molecular pathological diagnostics of tumor using qPCR techniques in terms of validation and verification of method performance, quality management and interpretation of complex results. Therefore, this expert consensus aims to provide standardized opinions on the practical application of qPCR techniques, and suggestions on how to deal with common problems and abnormal results, and reach a Chinese expert consensus on the clinical practice of qPCR techniques in molecular pathological diagnostics of tumor, in order to standardize the testing process, improve the accuracy of results, and promote the clinical applications of qPCR techniques.