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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce A. Armitage, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Patricia L. Opresko, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Danith Ly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nathaniel Shank, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignees:
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); G01N 33/533 (2006.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6825 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6816 (2013.01); G01N 33/533 (2013.01); C12N 2310/3181 (2013.01); C12N 2320/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A category of γPNA miniprobes and chimeric γPNA probes is especially useful for detecting RNA and telomeric DNA in a cell sample. In particular, the probes can be used to deliver fluorescent dyes to the telomeres, allowing direct visualization of telomeres in cells.