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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2000
Larry Gold, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel Drolet, Boulder, CO (US);
Dominic A. Zichi, Boulder, CO (US);
Sumedha Jayasena, Boulder, CO (US);
Steve Creighton, Denver, CO (US);
Stanley Gill, Boulder, CO (US);
Somalogic, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A diagnostic biochip comprising a solid support to which one or more specific nucleic acid ligands is attached in a spatially defined manner is provided. Each nucleic acid ligand binds specifically and avidly to a particular target molecule contained within a test mixture, such as a bodily fluid. Also provided are methods for the preparation of nucleic acid ligand biochips. Further, methods for the use of the nucleic acid ligand biochip in diagnosis of a medical condition and quantitative detection of a target molecule are provided.