Embodiments of a method and/or system can include generating a set of quality control template (QCT) molecules; determining a set of QCT sequence read clusters based on the set of QCT molecules, such as based on variation regions of the set of QCT molecules; and based on the set of QCT sequence read clusters, determining a sequencing-related parameter, such as a contamination parameter and/or molecule count parameter, associated with the at least one of sequencing library preparation and sequencing.

Embodiments of a method and/or system can include generating a set of quality control template (QCT) molecules; determining a set of QCT sequence read clusters based on the set of QCT molecules, such as based on variation regions of the set of QCT molecules; and based on the set of QCT sequence read clusters, determining a sequencing-related parameter, such as a contamination parameter and/or molecule count parameter, associated with the at least one of sequencing library preparation and sequencing.

The present invention provides a method for detecting a plurality of analytes in a sample, comprising performing a multiplex proximity-based detection assay. The assay utilises pairs of proximity probes with shared hybridisation sites (i.e. hybridisation sites which are shared between different proximity probe pairs). Also provided is a product comprising a plurality of proximity probe pairs with shared hybridisation sites, which may be used in the method disclosed herein.

Provided herein are compositions, methods and uses that relate to an easy, accurate and reliable dual or duplex assay that determines both protein and nucleic acid amounts in a viral preparation in a single container and further determines full versus empty virion content.

Provided herein are compositions, methods and uses that relate to an easy, accurate and reliable dual or duplex assay that determines both protein and nucleic acid amounts in a viral preparation in a single container and further determines full versus empty virion content.

The present invention relates to methods of detecting preliminary stages of testicular germ cell tumors, more particularly testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN), in a subject and to the use of miR-371a-3p as a biomarker for the detection of TIN. It further relates to the use of miR-371a-3p-specific primers and/or miR-371a-3p-specific probes and of corresponding kits for the detection of TIN.

The present invention relates to methods of detecting preliminary stages of testicular germ cell tumors, more particularly testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN), in a subject and to the use of miR-371a-3p as a biomarker for the detection of TIN. It further relates to the use of miR-371a-3p-specific primers and/or miR-371a-3p-specific probes and of corresponding kits for the detection of TIN.

Provided are systems, kits, and methods for the quantitative detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms or variants to identify malignant neoplasms. The methods include use of modified oligonucleotide blockers with peptide nucleic acid backbones that hybridize to and block logarithmic amplification of the wild-type alleles of a target, and incorporation of locked nucleic acids into probes that are complementary to a mutant allele of the target sequence to increase specificity. The methods include detection of variants in sequences with high GC content and/or low complexity, such as the TERT promoter, IDH1, BRAF, NRAS, GNAQ, GNA11 and H3F3 A gene variants. The methods include sensitive detection and staging of cancers with low cellularity, and can be used intraoperatively such as for glioma, or to detect cell-free circulating tumor DNA, such as for melanoma.

Provided are systems, kits, and methods for the quantitative detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms or variants to identify malignant neoplasms. The methods include use of modified oligonucleotide blockers with peptide nucleic acid backbones that hybridize to and block logarithmic amplification of the wild-type alleles of a target, and incorporation of locked nucleic acids into probes that are complementary to a mutant allele of the target sequence to increase specificity. The methods include detection of variants in sequences with high GC content and/or low complexity, such as the TERT promoter, IDH1, BRAF, NRAS, GNAQ, GNA11 and H3F3 A gene variants. The methods include sensitive detection and staging of cancers with low cellularity, and can be used intraoperatively such as for glioma, or to detect cell-free circulating tumor DNA, such as for melanoma.

A method for quantifying a plurality of target molecules in a sample may include releasing a target molecule from a non-covalent bond of a conjugate by using a fusion molecule. A kit may include a detection conjugate, a release reagent, nucleic acid amplification agents, and an amplification detection probe. A device may be designed to perform the methods.