Patent ID: 8092994
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K,C12N,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting the presence of a first nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof or a full length complement thereof in a biological sample, said method comprising: (a) contacting the biological sample with a second nucleic acid molecule that selectively binds to said first nucleic acid molecule, wherein the second nucleic acid molecule comprises at least 45 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1 or of a full length complement of a sequence comprising at least 45 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) detecting whether the second nucleic acid binds to a nucleic acid molecule in the sample under conditions of strict hybridization.