Patent classifications
C12Q1/707
Methods for rapid detection and identification of viral nucleic acids
Disclosed herein are methods of detecting viral nucleic acids in a sample that include contacting the sample with one or more sets of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) primers specific for a viral nucleic acid of interest (such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis E virus, human immunodeficiency virus, West Nile virus, or Dengue virus nucleic acids) under conditions sufficient to produce an amplification product and detecting the amplification product(s). In some examples, the amplification product is detected by gel electrophoresis, while in other examples, the amplification product is detected by detecting signal from a label included in one or more of the LAMP primers. Primers and kits for use for detection of viral nucleic acids by LAMP are also disclosed herein.
Methods for diagnosing infectious diseases using adsorption media
The present invention provides an in vitro method for concentrating infectious pathogens found in a biological sample obtained from an individual who is suspected of being infected with the pathogens. Provided herein is also an in vitro method for reducing or eliminating blood cells from a sample obtained from an individual suspected to being infected with an infectious pathogen. The present invention also provides a method for diagnosing malaria and a method for determining if an individual is infected with a pathogen. Provided herein is also a concentrator and a kit for use with the methods.
KITS FOR DETECTING HEV NUCLEIC ACID
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits.
RAA PRIMERS AND KITS FOR DETECTION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS
The present disclosure disclosed recombinase aided amplification (RAA) primers and kits for the detection of hepatitis c virus. Nucleotide sequences of the RAA primers include: an upstream primer: 5′-FITC-CTTGGGATATGATGATGAACTGGTCACCTAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO. 1); and a downstream primer: 5′-Biotin-AAGAGTAGCATCACAATCAGAACCTTAGCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO. 2). The HCV detection by using the RAA primers screened by the present disclosure has good specificity and high sensitivity (at least 10 copies/μL can be detected). The RAA primers can be used to prepare an HCV detection kit and construct an RAA amplification system. And combined with a lateral flow chromatography technology, the present disclosure can achieve rapid and low-cost detection of HCV and visual result judgment, no complex professional background is required, the use process is convenient and fast, and the detection results are safe and reliable.
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HEV NUCLEIC ACID
Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits.
METHODS OF CAPTURING, SEPARATING, AND/OR ENRICHING LOW ABUNDANT TARGET BIOMOLECULES
Provided are methods for capturing one or more target biomolecules in a sample and/or enriching one or more target biomolecules in a sample. Also provided are methods for diagnosis and/or prognosis of a disease and/or disorder associated using the methods and capture compounds.
EXOSOME-MEDIATED DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS VIRUS INFECTIONS AND DISEASES
A method for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in a bodily fluid sample from the subject is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method for monitoring the course of a hepatitis virus infection or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject and a method for monitoring effectiveness of treatment to a subject with an anti-hepatitis virus agent based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers present on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject, as well as a kit for diagnosing hepatitis virus infection and/or a hepatitis disease condition in a subject based on hepatitis virus-associated biomarkers on exosomes in bodily fluid samples from the subject.
Enhanced nucleic acid identification and detection
The present invention relates to assays, including amplification assays, conducted in the presence of modulators. These assays can be used to detect the presence of particular nucleic acid sequences. In particular, these assays can allow for genotyping or other genetic analysis.
Nucleic acid rearrangement and integration analysis
Provided herein are methods and systems for identifying chimeric nucleic acid fragments, e.g., organism-pathogen chimeric nucleic acid fragments and chromosomal rearrangement chimeric nucleic acid fragments. Also provided herein are methods and systems relating to determining a pathogen integration profile or a chromosomal rearrangement in a biological sample and determining a classification of pathology based at least in part on a pathogen integration profile or a chromosomal rearrangement in a biological sample. In certain aspects of the present disclosure, cell-free nucleic acid molecules from a biological sample are analyzed.
Modified oligonucleotides comprising thiol functions and use thereof for detecting nucleic acids
The present invention relates to a modified oligonucleotide having two or more thiol functions, which can be immobilized on a gold surface or on a grafted surface, in particular a surface comprising at least one carbon-carbon double bond or carbon-carbon triple bond or haloacetamide functions, preferably maleimide or acrylamide functions. The invention also relates to a method for detecting a nucleic acid in a biological sample comprising a step of detecting hybridization between a modified oligonucleotide and a target nucleic acid amplified from the biological sample. The invention relates more particularly to a method for detecting, genotyping or sequencing a pathogenic organism, preferably a virus.