Methods and compositions for the extraction and amplification of nucleic acid from a sample
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1. A method for extracting low molecular weight apoptotic DNA from a cell-free DNA sample comprising a mixture of low molecular weight DNA and high molecular weight DNA, which comprises:
- (a) mixing the sample, guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate, and a silica solid support comprising silica capable of reversibly binding DNA, thereby forming a first binding solution, wherein the guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate is present at 1-4M, at which the high molecular weight DNA selectively adsorbs to the solid support;
(b) separating the silica solid support from the first binding solution, thereby yielding a fraction separated from the solid support;
(c) mixing the fraction separated from the silica solid support in (b) with additional guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate, whereby the guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate is present at a higher concentration than that of the first binding solution in (a);
(d) introducing additional silica solid support to the mixture in (c), thereby forming a second binding solution, wherein the low molecular weight DNA selectively adsorbs to the additional solid support; and
(e) separating the additional silica solid support from the second binding solution, thereby extracting low molecular weight DNA from the sample, wherein the low molecular weight DNA comprises less than 1200 base pairs and the high molecular weight DNA comprises 1200 or more base pairs.
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Provided herein are methods, compositions and kits to extract and relatively enrich by physical separation or amplification short base pair nucleic acid in the presence of a high background of genomic material (e.g., host or maternal nucleic acids).
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1. A method for extracting low molecular weight apoptotic DNA from a cell-free DNA sample comprising a mixture of low molecular weight DNA and high molecular weight DNA, which comprises:
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(a) mixing the sample, guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate, and a silica solid support comprising silica capable of reversibly binding DNA, thereby forming a first binding solution, wherein the guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate is present at 1-4M, at which the high molecular weight DNA selectively adsorbs to the solid support; (b) separating the silica solid support from the first binding solution, thereby yielding a fraction separated from the solid support; (c) mixing the fraction separated from the silica solid support in (b) with additional guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate, whereby the guanidine (iso)thiocyanate or sodium perchlorate is present at a higher concentration than that of the first binding solution in (a); (d) introducing additional silica solid support to the mixture in (c), thereby forming a second binding solution, wherein the low molecular weight DNA selectively adsorbs to the additional solid support; and (e) separating the additional silica solid support from the second binding solution, thereby extracting low molecular weight DNA from the sample, wherein the low molecular weight DNA comprises less than 1200 base pairs and the high molecular weight DNA comprises 1200 or more base pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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