Nucleic acid amplification
First Claim
1. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,bringing in to contact a single DNA primer of at least 6 nucleotides in length which is non-degenerate and non-random, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample,wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a human genome,replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample under isothermal conditions, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of all or a substantial fraction of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample.
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Abstract
Disclosed are compositions and a method for amplification of nucleic acid sequences of interest. The disclosed method generally involves replication of a complex nucleic acid sample such as genomic samples using one, a few, or more primers such that, during replication, the replicated strands are displaced from the nucleic acid molecules in the sample by strand displacement replication of another replicated strand. It was discovered that highly complex nucleic acid samples can be efficiently amplified using only one or a few primers having specific nucleic acid sequences. The one or few primers are complementary to nucleic acid sequences distributed throughout nucleic acid in the sample.
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98 Claims
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1. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing in to contact a single DNA primer of at least 6 nucleotides in length which is non-degenerate and non-random, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a human genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample under isothermal conditions, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of all or a substantial fraction of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample.
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60. A method of amplifying human nucleic acid samples of notable sequence complexity, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to the nucleic acid sample of notable sequence complexity, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 104 nucleotides,
replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample results in replication of all or a substantial fraction of the nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 81, 90)
- 104 nucleotides,
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64. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing in to contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 109 nucleotides, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of at least 0.01% of the nucleic acid sequences in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
- View Dependent Claims (65, 82, 91)
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66. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 108 nucleotides, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of at least 0.1% of the nucleic acid sequences in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
- View Dependent Claims (67, 83, 92)
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68. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 107 nucleotides, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of at least 1% of the nucleic acid sequences in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
- View Dependent Claims (69, 84, 93)
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70. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 106 nucleotides, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of at least 10% of the nucleic acid sequences in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
- View Dependent Claims (71, 85, 94)
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72. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 105 nucleotides, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in replication of at least 80% of the nucleic acid sequences in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
- View Dependent Claims (73, 86, 95)
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74. A method of amplifying human genomes, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human genomic nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the genomic nucleic acid sample comprises all or a substantial portion of a genome, replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the genomic nucleic acid sample results in a locus representation of at least 10% for at least 5 different loci, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length.
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77. A method of amplifying human nucleic acid samples of high sequence complexity, the method comprising,
bringing into contact a single, non-random, non-degenerate, DNA primer, a non-human, strand displacement DNA polymerase, and a human nucleic acid sample to form a mixture, and incubating the mixture under conditions that promote replication of nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample, wherein the primer hybridizes to the nucleic acid sample of high sequence complexity, and wherein the primer has a specific nucleotide sequence, wherein the nucleic acid sample has a sequence complexity of at least 1× - 103 nucleotides,
replicating the nucleic acid molecules in the human genomic nucleic acid sample, wherein replication of nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample proceeds by strand displacement replication, wherein replication of the nucleic acid molecules in the nucleic acid sample results in a sequence representation of at least 10% for at least 5 different target sequences, and wherein the primer is 6 or more nucleotides in length. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 88, 97)
- 103 nucleotides,
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