Method for reducing artifacts in nucleic acid amplification

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C435S006120, C435S183000, C536S023100, C536S024330

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for reducing the formation of artifacts during nucleic acid amplification reactions. The method uses special oligonucleotides, referred to herein as template-deficient oligonucleotides, that cannot serve as a template for nucleic acid synthesis over part of their length. This prevents the oligonucleotides from serving as effective templates in the formation of artifacts. The disclosed method involves using a template-deficient oligonucleotide as at least one of the oligonucleotides (preferably a primer) in a nucleic acid amplification reaction, where the template-deficient oligonucleotide comprises one or more template-deficient nucleotides, preferably at or near the 5′ end of the template-deficient oligonucleotide. The disclosed method is useful for reducing artifacts in any nucleic acid amplification reaction involving oligonucleotides. In a preferred form of the method the nucleic acid amplification reaction does not involve thermal cycling. The disclosed method is effective at reducing non-cycle oligonucleotide-based artifacts. Also disclosed are kits useful for reducing artifacts in nucleic acid amplification reactions. The disclosed kits include a template-deficient oligonucleotide, wherein the template-deficient oligonucleotide comprises one or more template-deficient nucleotides, and a nucleic acid polymerase.

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