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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Ben Anderson, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Charles Strom, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
David Tsao, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Yan Liu, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Weimin Sun, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1013 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods and systems for cell-free DNA extraction from liquid biological samples. The methods can be employed for determination of fetal DNA fraction and non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal aneuploidies and analyses of other types of cell-free DNA.