Method for analysing amplified nucleic acids
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1. A method for analyzing nucleic acids in a microfluidic device, comprising:
- amplifying nucleic acids in a first chamber in the microfluidic device to produce an amplification crude product;
contacting the amplification crude product with an additive including monovalent cations and an Mg2+ ion binding agent to form a mixture of the amplification crude product and the additive;
wherein the additive is provided as a dry reagent in a second chamber in the microfluidic device; and
wherein the additive is used to improve hybridization;
and hybridizing the nucleic acids in the amplification crude product to at least one probe oligonucleotide without having first purified the nucleic acids from the amplification crude product.
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Abstract
An example embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for analyzing nucleic acids in a microfluidic device. The method includes the following steps: a) nucleic acids are amplified in a first chamber in the microfluidic device; b) the amplified nucleic acids are brought into contact with an additive including: i) monovalent cations and ii) an Mg2+ ion-binding agent, the additive being provided in a second chamber in the microfluidic device; and c) the amplified nucleic acids are hybridized on at least one probe oligonucleotide.
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1. A method for analyzing nucleic acids in a microfluidic device, comprising:
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amplifying nucleic acids in a first chamber in the microfluidic device to produce an amplification crude product; contacting the amplification crude product with an additive including monovalent cations and an Mg2+ ion binding agent to form a mixture of the amplification crude product and the additive; wherein the additive is provided as a dry reagent in a second chamber in the microfluidic device; and
wherein the additive is used to improve hybridization;and hybridizing the nucleic acids in the amplification crude product to at least one probe oligonucleotide without having first purified the nucleic acids from the amplification crude product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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