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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Peter Edward Vaillancourt, Del Mar, CA (US);
Vivian Qingqing Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Edward Vaillancourt, Del Mar, CA (US);
Vivian Qingqing Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Stratagene California, La Jolla, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of titering adeno-associated virus particles in a sample, said method comprising the steps of contacting target cells with a DNA synthesis inhibitor and an agent that increases the activity of the CMV immediate early promoter; contacting target cells treated as in step (a) with a sample containing adeno-associated virus particles; and determining the number of target cells infected by said adeno-associated virus particles in said sample, wherein said number of target cells infected is directly proportional to the titer of said particles in said sample, thereby determining the titer if said adeno-associated virus particles.