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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Song Luo, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory Copenhaver, Oak Park, IL (US);
Kevin Keith, Chicago, IL (US);
Daphne Preuss, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Chromatin, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
The invention provides efficient methods for the isolation of centromeres from potentially any organism. The methods may comprise the steps of: a) preparing a first sample of genomic DNA from a selected species; b) obtaining a plurality of methylated nucleic acid segments from the genomic DNA; and c) screening the methylated nucleic acid segments to identify a centromere nucleic acid sequence.