Composition for providing long term stability to cells for diagnostic testing
US6916608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/6806
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and composition for stabilizing clinical specimens (i.e., cells in biological samples) for transport and subsequent testing for diagnosis. The composition is specifically capable of maintaining nucleic acid in the cells intact for hybridization with oligonucleotide capture and detector probes.
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