Amplification of nucleic acid sequences
US5593840A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences from a DNA or RNA template which may be purified, or may exist in a mixture of nucleic acids. The resulting nucleic acid sequences may be exact copies of the template, or may be modified. The process has advantages over prior art amplification processes in that it increases the fidelity of copying a specific nucleic acid sequence, and it allows one to more efficiently detect a particular point mutation in a single assay.
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