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why Phusion polymerase is not recommended for overlap PCR? - (Feb/15/2012 )

According to this protocol it is not recommended to use Phusion polymerase in overlap PCR reactions (4.2), Why?

http://openwetware.org/wiki/PCR_Overlap_Extension

-Curtis-

Not sure why they say that, a previous PhD student in our lab used Phusion for her SOE PCR and it worked just fine.

-leelee-