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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Kenneth J. Livak, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam L. Lowe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew J. Blasband, Redwood, CA (US);
Kenneth J. Livak, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam L. Lowe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andrew J. Blasband, Redwood, CA (US);
Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a kit useful for determining the number of repeat units in a repeat region of a target nucleic acid comprising: a plurality of different-sequence primers, each containing (i) a target binding segment and (ii) a tag segment having a nucleotide sequence that uniquely identifies the target binding segment, a first primer extension reagent; and a second primer extension reagent, wherein at least one of the first or second primer extension reagents includes an extendible nucleotide having a photodestructible label attached thereto.