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Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:

George R. Feehery, West Newbury, MA (US);

Sriharsa Pradhan, Wenham, MA (US);

Inventors:

George R. Feehery, West Newbury, MA (US);

Sriharsa Pradhan, Wenham, MA (US);

Assignee:

New England Biolabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Compositions and methods are provided for facilitating the enrichment of single-stranded DNA containing methylated CpG in a mixture containing methylated and unmethylated DNA. The compositions relate to methylation-binding protein domains that selectively bind to methylated single strand DNA. In embodiments of the invention, the methylated DNA is eluted in 0.4M-0.6M NaCl while the unmethylated single strand DNA is eluted in less than 0.4M salt. The ability to readily enrich for methylated DNA permits high throughput sequencing of the methylated DNA and identification of abnormal methylation patterns associated with disease.


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