Patents Examined by Miguel T. Escallon
  • Detection of chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction using biotin labelled lina primers and capture probes
    Patent number: 5232829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis of amplified biotin-labelled DNA target sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis by polymerase chain reaction techniques and the detection of such sequences by a microtiter plate having plurality of wells and having bound thereto oligonucleotide capture probe complementary to said target sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew Longiaru, Sheryl B. Silver, Michael A. Sulzinski