Extraction of nucleic acids from wax-embedded samples

US9458494B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QIAGEN GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Markus Mueller · Wegenstetten, CH
• Thorsten Singer · Solingen, DE
• Esther Rosenberg · Hilden, DE
• Joerg Hucklenbroich · Hilden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 14, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 4, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N15/1003
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Provided is a method for extracting nucleic acids from a wax-embedded sample, and use of particular solvents for removing wax from a wax-embedded sample for extracting, isolating and/or purifying nucleic acids from a crosslinked wax-embedded sample.