Methods for reducing non-specific priming in DNA detection
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a target nucleic acid, which method comprises the steps of:
- amplifying the target nucleic acid to obtain an amplification product using a polymerase, a first primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a first priming sequence, and a second primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a second priming sequence in the presence of an oligonucleotide which is incapable of acting as a primer for said polymerase, wherein said oligonucleotide has at least 5 consecutive nucleotides fully complementary to at least 5 consecutive nucleotides of said first primer; and
detecting the presence of the target nucleic acid by monitoring the amplification thereof.
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Abstract
A method for detecting a target nucleic acid, which method includes the steps of (i) amplifying the target nucleic acid to obtain an amplification product using a polymerase, a first primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a first priming sequence, and a second primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a second priming sequence in the presence of an oligonucleotide which is incapable of acting as a primer for the polymerase, wherein the oligonucleotide has at least 5 consecutive nucleotides fully complementary to at least 5 consecutive nucleotides of the first primer; and (ii) detecting the presence of the target nucleic acid by monitoring the amplification thereof.
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1. A method for detecting a target nucleic acid, which method comprises the steps of:
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amplifying the target nucleic acid to obtain an amplification product using a polymerase, a first primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a first priming sequence, and a second primer with or without a segment noncontiguous to a second priming sequence in the presence of an oligonucleotide which is incapable of acting as a primer for said polymerase, wherein said oligonucleotide has at least 5 consecutive nucleotides fully complementary to at least 5 consecutive nucleotides of said first primer; and detecting the presence of the target nucleic acid by monitoring the amplification thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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