Patents Represented by Attorney Stacey RG351.5 Sias
  • Patent number: 5322770
    Abstract: Methods are provided for the replication and amplification of RNA sequences by thermostable DNA polymerases. Reverse transcription of RNA is catalyzed by, for example, 92 kDa Taq, 64 kDa Taq, and Tth DNA polymerase. Reverse transcription is coupled to PCR amplification in a one enzyme procedure using a thermostable polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Hoffman-LaRoche Inc.
    Inventor: David H. Gelfand