Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.

Xiaoming Wang

Yuling Luo

Steve (Aihua) Chen

Xingyong Wu

Nan Su

Xiao-Jun Ma

Liuliu Pan

Helen Jarnagin

Emerald Doolittle

Bingqing Zhang

Xiao Yan Pimentel

Steve Chen

The present invention relates to detection of nucleic acids and provides a composition comprising a Signal Generating Complex, wherein the composition comprises: (A) a pair of target probes (TPs), wherein a first TP of the pair of TPs comprises a nucleic acid sequence comprising two segments; (B) a pair of base PPAs comprising the first and second base PPAs, wherein the first base PPA comprises a nucleic acid sequence comprising three segments; (C) a set of extension PPAs comprising the first and second extension PPAs, wherein the first extension PPA comprises a nucleic acid sequence comprising two segments; (D) a plurality of pre-amplifiers (PAs), wherein the PAs comprise a nucleic acid sequence comprising three segments; (E) a plurality of amplifiers (AMPs), wherein the AMPs comprise a nucleic acid sequence comprising two segments; and (F) a plurality of label probes (LPs), wherein the LPs comprise a nucleic acid sequence comprising two segments.

Methods to further enhance signal amplification for the in situ detection of nucleic acids

The invention relates to methods of in situ detection of a nucleic acid variation of a target nucleic acid in a sample, including single nucleotide variations, multi-nucleotide variations or splice sites. The method can comprise the steps of contacting the sample with a probe that detects the nucleic acid variation or splice site and a neighbor probe; contacting the sample with pre-amplifiers that bind to the nucleic acid variation probe or splice site probe and neighbor probe, respectively; contacting the sample with a collaboration amplifier that binds to the pre-amplifiers; and contacting the sample with a label probe system, wherein hybridization of the components forms a signal generating complex (SGC) comprising a target nucleic acid with the nucleic acid variation or splice site, the probes and amplifiers; and detecting in situ signal from the SGC on the sample. The invention also provides samples, tissue slides, and kits relating to detection of nucleic acid variations, including single nucleotide variations, multi-nucleotide variations or splice sites, of a target nucleic acid.

In situ detection of nucleotide variants in high noise samples, and compositions and methods related thereto

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Xiaoming Wang