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US 2015/0031038 A1Published application
Sample preparation methods
AssigneeIbis Biosciences, Inc.
InventorsMark W. Eshoo, Christopher D. Crowder
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Abstract
The present invention provides whole blood nucleic acid extraction methods, compositions, and kits, as well as nested isothermal amplification methods, compositions, and kits. In certain embodiments, these methods are applied to detecting Lyme disease, including in patients without classic erythema migrans skin lesions.
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A method of nucleic acid extraction comprising:
- a) contacting a sample whole blood with beads, a proteinase, and an anionic surfactant to generate a treated sample;
- b) homogenizing said treated sample to generate a cell lysate;
- c) centrifuging said cell lysate comprising a supernatant;
- d) separating said supernatant from said cell lysate;
- e) adding magnetic particles and lysis buffer to said supernatant to generate a magnetic-particle sample, wherein said magnetic particles are configured to bind nucleic acid molecules;
- f) washing said magnetic-particle sample with a wash buffer;
- g) treating said magnetic-particle sample in order to generate a dried magnetic bead sample;
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- h) treating said dried magnetic bead sample with an elution buffer such that a purified nucleic acid sample is generated that comprises purified nucleic acid.
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A method comprising:
- a) contacting a sample comprising isolated nucleic acid with a buffer, dNTPs, and a plurality of nested PCR primer pairs configured to amplify at least part of at least one bioagent target sequence;
- b) incubating said sample with a DNA polymerase under isothermal conditions such that amplified nucleic acid is generated;
- c) inactivating said DNA polymerase;
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- d) subjecting said amplified nucleic acid to mass spectrometry bioagent analysis in order to identify the source of said isolated nucleic acid.
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