Methods and apparatus for detection and discrimination of multiple analytes using flourescent technology
US5861256A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/6846
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting and discriminating multiple analytes within a test sample which are rapid, accurate, and convenient enough for routine use in a clinical laboratory. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for permitting multiple PCR-amplified target nucleic acid sequence hybrids within a single sample, labeled with different fluorescent dyes, to be spectrally distinguished using the read-out data directly from a fluorescence reader instrument.
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