Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.
Abstract:
Methods for differentially quantifying nucleic acids in a biological sample using differentially methylated loci include forming a digested biological sample in a solution of a methylation- sensitive restriction enzyme to cleave an unmethylated group of nucleic acids, forming a reaction mixture, amplifying the reaction mixture to generate a first signal from the a group of detection probes and a second signal from a second group of detection probes, determining a ratio comprising a first value derived from the first signal to a second value derived from the second signal, and identifying the proportion of nucleic acid in the biological sample originating from the first plurality of nucleic acids.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for processing sample processing devices. The system can include a sample processing device comprising a detection chamber, a motor configured to rotate the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and an optical module operatively positioned relative to the sample processing device and configured to determine whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber of the sample processing device. The method can include rotating the sample processing device about an axis of rotation, and determining whether a selected volume of material is present in the detection chamber, while rotating the sample processing device. In some embodiments, determining whether a selected volume of material is present can be performed by optically interrogating the detection chamber for an optical property of the material.