Patent ID: 7425416

Claim:
A method for analyzing a target nucleic acid sequence in a patient genomic sample and for identifying said patient providing the sample, said method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a first set of oligonucleotides, wherein members of the first set have different sequences and said members are attached to beads which are associated with an optically distinguishable characteristic that identifies the sequences of the oligonucleotides attached thereto, the first set of oligonucleotides for identifying target nucleic acid sequences in the patient sample; (b) a second set of oligonucleotide wherein members of the second set have different sequences and said members are attached to beads which are associated with an optically distinguishable characteristic that identities the sequences of the oligonucleotides attached thereto, the second set of oligonucleotides for identifying a number of marker sequences in the patient genomic sample, said marker sequences each including at least one polymorphic marker; (c) contacting the target sequence and a plurality of marker sequences to said first and said second set of oligonucleotides under conditions permitting annealing of the first set of oligonucleotides to the target sequence or annealing of the second set of oligonucleotides to the marker sequences, or said annealing followed by elongation of the annealed oligonucleotides; and (d) detecting the annealing or annealing followed by elongation between the oligonucleotides of the first set to the target sequence and the oligonucleotides of the second set with the marker sequences, said method thereby providing the analysis of the target sequence and the identification of said patient.