Abstract:
Methods for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations that make use of nucleic acid fragment length information, in particular length of fragments in circulating cell-free nucleic acids and compares the number of counts from fragments with different length.
Abstract:
Provided herein are optimized methods for performing multiplexed detection of a plurality of sequence variations. Also provided are methods for performing multiplexed amplification of target nucleic acid.
Abstract:
Provided herein are methods, processes and apparatuses for non-invasive assessment of genetic variations that make use of nucleic acid fragment length information.
Abstract:
Provided herein are processes for rapidly identifying or determining sequence information in a sample nucleic acid by comparing sample nucleic acid sequence information to reference nucleic acid sequence information or information obtained from reference samples. Also provided are automated systems for conducting comparative sequence analyses.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed in part to a method for detecting a target nucleic acid using detector oligonucleotides detectable by mass spectrometry. This method takes advantage of the 5′ to 3′ nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase to cleave annealed oligonucleotide probes from hybridized duplexes and releases labels for detection by mass spectrometry. This process is easily incorporated into a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification assay. The method also includes embodiments directed to quantitative analysis of target nucleic acids.