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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Focus Diagnostics, Inc., Herndon, VA (US);
Inventors:
Fan Chen, Fullerton, CA (US);
Lilly I. Kong, Covina, CA (US);
Jules Chen, Walnut, CA (US);
Mehrdad Jannatipour, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Focus Diagnostics, Inc., Herndon, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/701 (2013.01); C12N 2710/22011 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods and compositions for rapid, sensitive, and highly specific nucleic acid-based (e.g., DNA based) detection of a BK virus in a sample. In general, the methods involve detecting a target nucleic acid having a target sequence of a conserved region of BK viral genomes. The invention also features compositions, including primers, probes, and kits, for use in the methods of the invention.