Rare cell analysis using sample splitting and DNA tags

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9017942
APP PUB NO 20130189688A1
SERIAL NO

13835926

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The present invention provides systems, apparatuses, and methods to detect the presence of fetal cells when mixed with a population of maternal cells in a sample and to test fetal abnormalities, e.g. aneuploidy. The present invention involves labeling regions of genomic DNA in each cell in said mixed sample with different labels wherein each label is specific to each cell and quantifying the labeled regions of genomic DNA from each cell in the mixed sample. More particularly the invention involves quantifying labeled DNA polymorphisms from each cell in the mixed sample.

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  • GPB SCIENTIFIC, LLC;VERINATA HEALTH, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davis, Ronald W Palo Alto, US 94 2746
Kapur, Ravi Sharon, US 97 5781
Shoemaker, Daniel San Diego, US 32 1275
Stoughton, Roland The Sea Ranch, US 64 2736
Toner, Mehmet Wellesley, US 170 6572

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