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Analysis methods

US10370710B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Gregory Porreca · Cambridge, US
Mark Umbarger · Brookline, US
Caleb Kennedy · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2017
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q2563/185
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention generally relates to methods for analyzing nucleic acids to identify novel mutations associated with diseases. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve obtaining nucleic acid from a subject having a disease, identifying at least one mutation in the nucleic acid, and comparing the mutation to a database of mutations known to be associated with the disease, wherein mutations that do not match to the database are identified as novel mutations.

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