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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Chaim H. Birnboim, Ottawa, CA;
Adele Jackson, Stittsville, CA;
Rafal Iwasiow, Ottawa, CA;
Joanne Chartier, White Lake, CA;
Paul Lem, Ottawa, CA;
Chaim H. Birnboim, Ottawa, CA;
Adele Jackson, Stittsville, CA;
Rafal Iwasiow, Ottawa, CA;
Joanne Chartier, White Lake, CA;
Paul Lem, Ottawa, CA;
DNA Genotek Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
An aqueous composition comprising a denaturing agent, a chelator, a buffering agent and a protease for the extraction of nucleic acid from a sample of bodily fluid, such as saliva, such that the extracted nucleic acid is stable for at least fourteen days at room temperature and can be directly utilized in an amplification reaction without further processing. In particular, said composition comprises SDS, Cyclohexanediamine tetraacetate, Tris-HCl and proteinase K. A method and kit for the amplification of DNA directly from a bodily fluid, comprising said composition, is further provided.