Multiplex Q-PCR arrays
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) providing an array comprising a solid surface with a plurality of nucleic acid probes at independently addressable locations, which plurality of nucleic acid probes comprises 5 or more different nucleotide sequences;
(b) using the array to measure an amount of 5 or more amplicons corresponding to the 5 or more different nucleotide sequences in a single fluid volume during or after multiple amplification cycles to determine amplicon amount-amplification cycle values; and
(c) using the amplicon amount-amplification cycle values to determine a presence or amount of the 5 or more nucleotide sequences in a sample,wherein the amount of the 5 or more amplicons is measured by measuring kinetics of binding of the 5 or more amplicons to nucleic acid probes.
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Abstract
This invention provides methods and systems for measuring the concentration of multiple nucleic acid sequences in a sample. The nucleic acid sequences in the sample are simultaneously amplified, for example, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the presence of an array of nucleic acid probes. The amount of amplicon corresponding to the multiple nucleic acid sequences can be measured in real-time during or after each cycle using a real-time microarray. The measured amount of amplicon produced can be used to determine the original amount of the nucleic acid sequences in the sample.
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(a) providing an array comprising a solid surface with a plurality of nucleic acid probes at independently addressable locations, which plurality of nucleic acid probes comprises 5 or more different nucleotide sequences; (b) using the array to measure an amount of 5 or more amplicons corresponding to the 5 or more different nucleotide sequences in a single fluid volume during or after multiple amplification cycles to determine amplicon amount-amplification cycle values; and (c) using the amplicon amount-amplification cycle values to determine a presence or amount of the 5 or more nucleotide sequences in a sample, wherein the amount of the 5 or more amplicons is measured by measuring kinetics of binding of the 5 or more amplicons to nucleic acid probes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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(a) providing an array comprising a solid surface with a plurality of nucleic acid probes at independently addressable locations, which plurality of nucleic acid probes comprises 5 or more different nucleotide sequences; (b) using the array to measure an amount of 5 or more amplicons corresponding to the 5 or more different nucleotide sequences in a single fluid volume during or after multiple amplification cycles to determine amplicon amount-amplification cycle values; and (c) using the amplicon amount-amplification cycle values to determine a presence or amount of the 5 or more nucleotide sequences in a sample, wherein the amount of the 5 or more amplicons is measured by measuring quenching of a detectable optical signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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