MODIFIED HYBRIDIZATION PROBES
First Claim
1. Method for detecting a nucleic acid, comprising the steps of,a. amplifying the nucleic acid to be detected,b. during or after amplification, hybridizing to said nucleic acid to be detected a first probe that comprises an abasic site, additionally optionally carrying a detectable label, wherein the position of the abasic site corresponds to a position in said nucleic acid to be detected, known to have a polymorphism,c. and wherein said nucleic acid is detected if hybridization occurs.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting a nucleic acid of an organism in a composition, comprising the steps of, (i) amplifying the nucleic acid to be detected, (ii) during or after amplification, hybridizing to said nucleic acid to be detected a first probe that comprises an abasic site additionally optionally carrying a detectable label, (iii) wherein the position of the abasic site corresponds to a position in said nucleic acid to be detected, known to have a polymorphism in said organism, and wherein said nucleic acid is detected if hybridization occurs.
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13 Claims
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1. Method for detecting a nucleic acid, comprising the steps of,
a. amplifying the nucleic acid to be detected, b. during or after amplification, hybridizing to said nucleic acid to be detected a first probe that comprises an abasic site, additionally optionally carrying a detectable label, wherein the position of the abasic site corresponds to a position in said nucleic acid to be detected, known to have a polymorphism, c. and wherein said nucleic acid is detected if hybridization occurs.
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9. Oligonucleotide probe selected from the group of TaqMan probe, Scorpion probe, molecular beacon probe, light cycler probe, LUX probe and amplifluor probe, wherein the probe comprises at least on abasic site, and wherein the abasic site corresponds to a position in a nucleic acid to be detected, known to have a polymorphism.
- 10. Kit for the detection of a nucleic acid, wherein the kit comprises at least one oligonucleotide probe with an abasic site, and wherein the abasic site corresponds to a position in said nucleic acids to be detected, known to have a polymorphism.
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