Digital analyte analysis
US9366632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/686
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention generally relates to droplet based digital PCR and methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid using the same. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve forming sample droplets containing, on average, a single target nucleic acid, amplifying the target in the droplets, excluding droplets containing amplicon from the target and amplicon from a variant of the target, and analyzing target amplicons.
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