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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Song Luo, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory Copenhaver, Oak Park, IL (US);
Kevin Keith, Chicago, IL (US);
Daphne Preuss, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Song Luo, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory Copenhaver, Oak Park, IL (US);
Kevin Keith, Chicago, IL (US);
Daphne Preuss, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides efficient methods for the isolation of centromeres from potentially any organism. Using the methods of the invention, methylated centromere DNA may be isolated from potentially any centromere in an organism. The technique is amenable to mass screenings employing use of arrays comprising libraries of DNA from a target species.