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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Jostein Holtlund, Oslo, NO;
Andrew Campbell, Oslo, NO;
Morten Borch, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AXIS-SHIELD ASA, Oslo, NO;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5091 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an assay method for a cell-containing body sample, the method comprising treating the sample under conditions whereby to cause cell lysis, preferably by means of a detergent; and subjecting the thus-generated lysed sample to conditions causing the cleavage of nucleic acid molecules. The invention additionally provides the use of nucleic acid cleavage conditions in enhancing a membrane assay, a device for carrying out such an assay, and a kit for use in the assay.