Nucleic acid-amplified immunoassay probes
US5656731A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/81
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one aspect of this invention, various protein/nucleic acid hybrid probes are described which can be used to amplify the detectable signal in immunoassays. The protein moiety is capable of functioning either as an antibody or an antigen. The nucleic acid moiety serves as a signal amplifier. In another aspect, various methods of amplifying the detectable signal in immunoassays by use of the hybrid probes and related polynucleotide probes are disclosed.
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