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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Stanley H. Sakai, Cupertino, CA (US);
William Mcmillan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stanley H. Sakai, Cupertino, CA (US);
William McMillan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G06F 19/18 (2011.01); G06F 19/20 (2011.01); G06F 19/12 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6813 (2013.01); G06F 19/12 (2013.01); G06F 19/18 (2013.01); G06F 19/20 (2013.01); Y10T 436/143333 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and computer programs for verifying the integrity of a probe by comparing the fluorescence value of a probe to a threshold value. The invention also provides for methods, apparatuses and computer programs for normalizing the fluorescence value of a probe and detecting a target nucleic acid in a sample.