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7579451 Oligonucleotides comprising a modified or non-natural nucleobase  
One aspect of the present invention relates to a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprising at least one non-natural nucleobase. In certain embodiments, the non-natural nucleobase is difluorotolyl,...
7575867 Use of mass labelled probes to detect target nucleic acids using mass spectrometry  
The invention relates to the use of mass labelled probes to characterize nucleic acids by mass spectrometry. Thus the invention provides methods of detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid...
7575862 Assay systems, kits and methods for detecting microorganisms  
The present invention relates to an assay system, kits and methods for detecting microorgansims (especially for M. tuberculosis ) of suspected patient. The present invention also relates to an...
7575902 Universal bases for nucleic acid analyses, methods for using universal bases, and kits comprising universal bases  
Compounds, methods and kits for making and analyzing primer extension products incorporating one or more universal bases are described, including methods and kits for nucleic acid sequencing and...
7575868 Methods for assessing efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents  
Methods are provided for accurately predicting efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents. Methods of the invention increase the positive predictive value of chemosensitivity assays by assessing both the...
7576194 UspA2 nucleic acid of moraxella catarrhalis  
The present invention discloses the existence of two novel proteins UspA1 and UspA2, and their respective genes uspA1 and uspA2. Each protein encompasses a region that is conserved between the two...
7575913 Chlamydia trachomatis genomic sequence and polypeptides, fragments thereof and uses thereof, in particular for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infection  
The subject of the invention is the genomic sequence and the nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides of Chlamydia trachomatis , such as cellular envelope polypeptides, which are secreted or...
7572584 Species-specific primer sets and identification of species-specific DNA sequences using genome fragment enrichment  
Targeted sequencing of genetic regions that differ between two DNA preparations uses genomic fragment enrichment. This method can be used to study genetic variation among closely related species...
7572582 Oligonucleotide analogues  
The present invention relates to novel bicyclic and tricyclic nucleoside and nucleotide analogues as well as to oligonucleotides comprising such elements. The nucleotide analogues, LNAs (Locked...
7572588 Modified probe molecules having self-complementary regions  
The present invention concerns oligonucleotides containing one or more modified nucleotides which increase the binding affinity of the oligonucleotides to target nucleic acids having a...
7572586 Identifying susceptibility to cardiac hypertrophy  
This document provides methods and materials related to identifying, assessing, and predicting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in mammals. For example, methods and materials for using mutations...
7569684 siRNA targeting gremlin  
Efficient sequence specific gene silencing is possible through the use of siRNA technology. By selecting particular siRNAs by rational design, one can maximize the generation of an effective gene...
7569659 Admixture comprising a target molecule and a nucleic acid mimic comprising sterically bulky substituents  
The invention concerns compositions comprising a nucleic acid mimic. The compositions may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases amenable through modulation of nucleic acids which...
7569344 Detection of human papilloma virus in papanicolaou (Pap) smears  
Methods and reagents for detecting high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA types in cells on a Pap smear that indicates the patient is at higher risk for cancer are described. The method uses...
7569683 UspA2 nucleic acid of Moraxella catarrhalis  
The present invention discloses the existence of two novel proteins UspA1 and UspA2, and their respective genes uspA1 and uspA2. Each protein encompasses a region that is conserved between the two...
7566538 Sequencing by incorporation  
Nucleotides and nucleotide analogs are used in various sequencing by incorporation/sequencing by synthesis methods. Nucleotide analogs comprising 3′-blocking groups are used to provide reversible...
7566773 Photolabile compound and substrate for oligomer probe array with the same  
Provided is a substrate for an oligomer probe array to which a photolabile material having an acetylene derivative is directly attached or attached via a linker.
7566536 WNT-regulated cytokine-like polypeptide and nucleic acids encoding same  
The present invention provides novel polypeptides, termed FCTRX polypeptides, as well as polynucleotides encoding FCTRX polypeptides and antibodies that immunospecifically bind to an FCTRX or a...
7566775 N8- and C8-linked purine bases and structurally related heterocycles as universal nucleosides used for oligonucleotides hybridization  
The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid binding compound comprising N 8 - or C 8 -linked purine bases or structurally related heterocycles, a compound useful for the preparation of such...
7566420 Methods, kits and compositions pertaining to combination oligomers and libraries for their preparation  
This invention pertains to the field of combination oligomers, including the block synthesis of combination oligomers in the absence of a template, as well as related methods, kits, libraries and...
7563944 Expression cassette for nucleic acids in plant tissue containing starch  
The invention relates to methods for the transgenic expression of nucleic acid sequences predominantly in starch-comprising tissues of plants, preferably in fruits, roots, seeds or tubers, wherein...
7563579 Method for detecting a structured target  
The present invention concerns oligonucleotides containing one or more modified nucleotides which increase the binding affinity of the oligonucleotides to target nucleic acids having a...
7563569 Optimization of gene expression analysis using immobilized capture probes  
Disclosed are methods of multiplexed analysis of oligonucleotides in a sample, including: methods of probe and target “engineering”, as well as methods of assay signal analysis relating to the...
7563880 Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of breast cancer  
Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly breast cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more breast tumor polypeptides, immunogenic...
7560256 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample  
An automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample. The process includes separating the target nucleic acid from other material present in the sample at a first...
7560254 Allele specific primer extension  
A method of characterizing a nucleic acid sample is provided that includes the steps of: (a) conducting a DNA polymerase reaction that includes the reaction of a template, an allele specific...
7560230 Method for determining susceptibility of tumor to treatment with anti-neoplastic agent  
The level of one or more glucose transporters in a sample containing cancer cells is measured and compared to a reference value to determine whether the cancer is susceptible to treatment with an...
7556923 Hybridization and mismatch discrimination using oligonucleotides conjugated to minor groove binders  
Conjugates between a minor groove binding molecule, such as the trimer of 1,2-dihydro-(3H)-pyrrolo[3,2-e]indole-7-carboxylate (CDPI 3 ), and an oligonucleotide form unusually stable hybrids with...
7557204 CUDR as biomarker for cancer progression and therapeutic response  
Disclosed is a novel human gene designated CUDR. Provides is also a CUDR gene as a biomarker in the diagnosis of human cancers and a cancer therapy.
7553659 CHD5 encoding nucleic acids, polypeptides, antibodies and methods of use thereof  
Nucleic acid sequences encoding chromodomain helicase DNA-binding (CHD) proteins, CHD proteins, and antibodies thereto and methods of use thereof are disclosed.
7553644 Detection and treatment of polycystic kidney disease  
Compositions useful for examining the PKD1 gene are provided. In addition, methods for detecting mutations of the PKD1 gene, which can be associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney...
7553943 Polynucleotide arrays  
The invention provides a hairpin polynucleotide, having a loop and a stem region, characterised in that a sulfur-based nucleophile is attached to an internal nucleotide in the hairpin through a...
7553624 Method of analyzing physiological function of target substance  
The present invention provides a method of analyzing the physiological function of a target substance by inactivating the physiological function of the target substance, comprising the steps of:...
7553955 Molecular beacons, methods and kits for detecting DNA damage response  
This invention relates to embodiment to a molecular beacon, methods and kits for the detection of expression of p21(Waf1/Cip1), in response to chemotherapy. Specifically, the introduction of a...
7553643 Method for amplifying target nucleic acid sequences using a primer comprising an AP endonuclease-cleavable linker  
The present invention provides a novel method for nucleic acid amplification. The method includes contacting the sample with at least one forward primer and at least one reverse primer, an AP...
7553949 Reversible terminator nucleotides and methods of use  
Disclosed herein a reversible terminator nucleotides and methods of use.
7550582 Polyamide nucleic acid derivatives and agents, and processes for preparing them  
The present invention relates to PNA derivatives which carry, at the C terminus, or at both the C and N termini of the PNA backbone, one or more phosphoryl radicals. The phosphoryl radicals carry,...
7550261 Method of screening for drug hypersensitivity reaction  
Methods of assessing the risk of clinical signs of hypersensitivity reaction to nucleoside antiviral compounds, including abacavir, are described. The methods include genotyping subjects for...
7550571 Lafora's disease gene  
A novel gene (EPM2A) that is deleted or mutated in people with Lafora's disease is described. The EPM2A gene encodes a protein having an active catalytic site of a protein tyrosine phosphatase....
7550276 Method of detecting nucleic acid  
The present invention relates to a method of detecting or quantifying a target nucleic acid present in a specimen. The present invention provides a method of detecting or quantifying a target...
7547513 Mutants of deoxycytidine kinase having extended enzymatic activity  
The invention relates to a method for artificial in vivo evolution of proteins, said method making it possible to bring about the evolution of a protein X by complementation of a relative protein...
7547775 Parallel preparation of high fidelity probes in an array format  
The present invention provides massively parallel oligonucleotide synthesis and purification for applications that utilize large collections of defined high-fidelity oligonucleotides (e.g., from...
7547511 Antisense inhibition of laminin-8 expression to inhibit human gliomas  
Using gene array technology, we observed that an increase of the α4 chain-containing Laminin-8 correlated with poor prognosis for patients with brain gliomas. We established that inhibition of...
7544473 Nucleic acid analysis using sequence tokens  
The present invention provides methods and compositions for tagging nucleic acid sequence fragments, e.g., a set of nucleic acid sequence fragments from a single genome, with one or more unique...
7541142 Pancreatic cancer genes  
The present invention provides the art with the DNA coding sequences of polynucleotides that are up- or down-regulated in cancer and dysplasia. These polynucleotides and encoded proteins or...
7541448 Oligonucleotides containing molecular rods  
The invention is directed to an oligonucleotide comprising a molecular rod, wherein preferentially the molecular rod covalently connects the 3′ end of a first nucleotide residue with the 5′ end...
7541148 Method for detecting base mutation  
The present invention relates to methods for precisely and effectively detecting mutations of organism.
7541447 Process for the preparation of an improved Brucella strain plasmid to develop the strain and the vaccine comprising the said strain  
A Brucella bacterium is modified by partial or complete deletion of the pgm gene, rendering the bacterium incapable of synthesizing a key enzyme in the metabolism of bacterial sugars. A live...
7541146 Biomolecule retaining material and methods for attaching biomolecules to a surface  
The present invention provides a method and material for attachment of biomolecules onto the surface of a substrate, such as microwell plates, tubes, beads, microscope slides, silicon wafers or...
7541444 Modified nucleotides  
The invention provides modified nucleotide or nucleoside molecule comprising a purine or pyrimidine base and a ribose or deoxyribose sugar moiety having a removable 3′-OH blocking group...