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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Mark Francis Kavlick, King George, VA (US);
Bruce Budowle, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6851 (2013.01); C12Q 2545/101 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01);
Abstract
A real-time quantitative PCR assay that utilizes a duplex, synthetic DNA standard to ensure optimal quality assurance and quality control. One embodiment of the invention facilitates amplification of mtDNA by focusing on a 105-base pair target sequence that is minimally homologous to non-human mtDNA. The present invention can also be used to identify the presence of PCR inhibitors and thus indicate the need for sample repurification.