Patent ID: 7029843
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for the quantitative detection of a target nucleic acid sequence of a HHV-8, from a sample, which comprise a the following steps: a) extraction of the nucleic acid from the sample with another nucleic acid (calibrator) previously added to the sample, said calibrator having i) the same sequence of the target nucleic acid, apart from the region hybridizing to a target probe, which is randomized with respect to the corresponding region of the target nucleic acid, maintaining the same nucleotide composition, and ii) a Tm equal to the target nucleic acid Tm +/−4° C. with respect to the corresponding region of the target nucleic acid, having the same nucleotide composition, but with a random sequence, and a similar Tm, b) mixing the extracted target nucleic acid and calibrator with a forward primer which has the sequence of SEQ ID NO5, with a reverse primer which has the sequence of SEQ ID NO:6, with said target probe bearing a reporter and a quencher, said target probe having the sequence SEO ID NO:7, and a calibrator probe bearing a reporter and a quencher, said calibrator probe having a sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, and annealing said forward primer, said reverse primer and said probes bearing a reporter and a quencher to the target nucleic aid and to the corresponding randomized region on the calibrator, in the presence of nucleic acid polymerase with 5′-3′ nuclease activity, under conditions to carry out a polymerization reaction, and c) determination of the signal associated with the reporters released due to the 5′ polymerase nuclease activity.