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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sundaramoorthi Swaminathan, Burlingame, CA (US);
Mark Matteucci, Burlingame, CA (US);
Robert J Jones, Millbrae, CA (US);
Jeff Pudlo, Burlingame, CA (US);
John Munger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 536 245 ; 436501 ;
Abstract
Oligomers are disclosed which have modified internucleotide linkages and can form triplex and duplex structures by binding to complementary nucleic acid sequences. The oligomers of the invention may be incorporated into carriers and may be constructed to have any desired sequence. Compositions of the invention can be used for diagnostic purposes in order to detect viruses or disease conditions.