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Method and device for digital PCR measurement

US12018319B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2019
Grant dateJun 25, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q2563/107
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel digital PCR analysis method. One embodiment of the novel digital PCR analysis method is a DNA detection method including the steps of: partitioning a DNA solution containing a fluorescent-labeled probe or a DNA intercalator and a target DNA to be detected into a plurality of compartments; carrying out a nucleic acid amplification reaction in the compartments; measuring a fluorescence intensity in association with a temperature change; calculating a melting temperature of a DNA double strand based on a change in the fluorescence intensity in association with the temperature change; and calculating a ratio of a fluorescence intensity at a second temperature that is lower than a first temperature in association with the temperature change to that at the first temperature.

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