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Detection of human oral cells by nucleic acid hybridization

US4866167A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1985
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/811
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A probe for the detection, in a sample obtained from the mouth of a human patient, of a microbial or human cell associated with a human oral medical disorder, the probe consisting essentially of a segment of DNA or RNA capable of selectively hybridizing, under hybridizing conditions, to single-stranded DNA of the cell.

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