Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELUTING CELLS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005079531
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to method and system for eluting cells from materials for analysis and diagnostic examination by means of a swab, clothing items, or the like. The method includes incubating the cell-containing material in a solution that degrades the material while maintaining the cells or biological materials of interest, especially polynucleotides, such as DNA and/or RNA, intact. Preferably, the solution contains at least one enzyme for degrading the material. A system for practicing the method is also disclosed.
Inventors:
LANDERS JAMES P (US)
FERRANCE JEROME P (US)
VOORHEES JESSICA C (US)
BLASIER KIEV R (US)
FERRANCE JEROME P (US)
VOORHEES JESSICA C (US)
BLASIER KIEV R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/005490
Publication Date:
December 14, 2006
Filing Date:
February 22, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV VIRGINIA (US)
LANDERS JAMES P (US)
FERRANCE JEROME P (US)
VOORHEES JESSICA C (US)
BLASIER KIEV R (US)
LANDERS JAMES P (US)
FERRANCE JEROME P (US)
VOORHEES JESSICA C (US)
BLASIER KIEV R (US)
International Classes:
C12N11/00
Foreign References:
| US6184011B1 | 2001-02-06 | |||
| US5603351A | 1997-02-18 | |||
| US5623415A | 1997-04-22 |
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