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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Natera, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bernhard Zimmermann, San Mateo, CA (US);
Matthew Hill, Redwood City, CA (US);
Philippe Lacroute, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Dodd, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Wong, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Natera, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6874 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6811 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6848 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C12Q 1/68 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6811 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6848 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6874 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons.