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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Jeffery W. Bacher, Madison, WI (US);
Laura Flanagan, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Nadine Nassif, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery W. Bacher, Madison, WI (US);
Laura Flanagan, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Nadine Nassif, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Promega Corporation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and kits are disclosed for use in the analysis of microsatellite instability in genomic DNA. Methods and kits are also disclosed which can be used to detect microsatellite instability DNA present in biological materials, such as tumors. The methods and kits of the present invention can be used to detect or diagnose diseases associated with microsatellite instability, such as certain types of cancer.