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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Hodges, Newark, CA (US);
Nick Heredia, Mountain House, CA (US);
Jonathan Petersen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6804 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6804 (2013.01); C12Q 2537/159 (2013.01); C12Q 2561/101 (2013.01); C12Q 2563/143 (2013.01); C12Q 2563/149 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of detecting an antigen in a sample comprising contacting the sample with affinity agents to form an antigen-affinity agent-label complex, separating the antigen-affinity agent-label complex from uncomplexed components, partitioning label from the separated sample into multiple partitions, and detecting the presence of the label in one or more partitions. Compositions and kits for detecting an antigen in a sample are also provided.