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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Qiagen Gmbh, Hilden, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
QIAGEN GMbH, Hilden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01); C12N 15/1003 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods, compositions and devices for stabilizing the extracellular nucleic acid population in a cell-containing biological sample using an apoptosis inhibitor, preferably a caspase inhibitor, a hypertonic agent and/or a compound according to formula (1) as defined in the claims.