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AssigneeSeracare Life Sciences, Inc.
InventorsBharathi Anekella, Russell Garlick, Catherine Huang, Seth Harkins, Yves Konigshofer, Aice Ku, Farol Tomson
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Disclosed are controls for use in identifying any of a number of genotypes and/or for use in identifying or characterizing a disease or condition. The controls may be particularly useful for diagnostic tests that utilize circulating cell-free DNA or microRNA. A control may comprise a mixture of nucleic acids. In some embodiments, a control comprises liposomes, e.g., wherein nucleic acids of the control are associated with the liposomes. For example, the controls are useful for determining whether a fetus comprises an aneuploidy. Also disclosed are methods of using the controls.
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A control for use in identifying a plurality of genotypes, comprising liposomes and a first mixture of nucleic acids, wherein the first mixture of nucleic acids comprises a first plurality of nucleotide sequences, each nucleotide sequence of the first plurality encodes a genotype of the plurality of genotypes;
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