Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample

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United States of America Patent

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An automated method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample, where the method is performed within a housing of a self-contained, stand-alone analyzer. The method includes purifying the nucleic acid after it has been immobilized on a magnetically-responsive solid support. A pipette of the analyzer is used to form a reaction mixture comprising the purified nucleic acid and all reagents required to perform a nucleic acid amplification. Amplification products are synthesized that include a nucleotide sequence contained in the nucleic acid or the complement of the nucleic acid. The amplification products are exposed to a probe in a mixture, where the probe forms a hybrid with one of the amplification products. The formation of the hybrid in the mixture provides an indication of the presence of the nucleic acid in the sample.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ammann, Kelly G Boulder, US 50 4885
Burns, Ralph E Boulder, US 34 3850
Hansberry, Ernest V Blacksburg, US 23 1881
Horner, Glenn A Boulder, US 103 11754
Jakub, Cheryl A Bowling Green, US 18 1471
Kling, John E Loveland, US 25 2105
Nieglos, Donald J San Miguel de Allende, MX 20 1561
Schneider, Robert E Erie, US 57 4887
Smith, Robert J Louisville, US 139 5089

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