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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut Wurst, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Clontech Laboratories, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12Q / ; C07H / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 912 ; 435-6 ; 435 911 ; 435188 ; 435194 ; 536 231 ; 536 2433 ;
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for performing high fidelity polymerase chain reactions. In the subject methods, primer extension products are produced with a low error frequency rate through the use of at least one of unequal concentrations of dNTPs or a melting point reducing agent. Also provided are kits and reagent mixtures for use in the subject methods. The subject invention finds use in a variety of applications, particularly in applications where high fidelity PCR is desired.