Process and reagent for amplifying nucleic acid sequences

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435 6, 435 911, 435270, 435810, 536 231, 536 2433, 536 253, C12P 1934, C12Q 168, C12N 108, C07H 2104

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ABSTRACT:
This invention is directed to a novel method for PCR amplification wherein PCR is carried out at a higher pH than the pH widely used in the art. Specifically, the buffer solution is adjusted to pH 9.0 to 11.0 at 25.degree. C. Using the present invention, DNA amplification can be successfully carried out following a simple pretreatment. In the present invention whole blood is mixed with a hypotonic solution so that a selective lysis of red blood cells takes place. The residual leukocytes are then collected. The leukocytes are mixed with a polymerization agent, primers and other necessary reagents and PCR is carried out. When the PCR solution is placed at a high temperature for DNA denaturation, the leukocytes are lysed so that the leukocyte DNA is released and can access the primers and the other necessary reactions for PCR in the solution.
Cell membranes and proteins are present in the PCR reaction solution due to the lack of a protein extractive step during the pretreatment. Nevertheless DNA amplification occurs under the presently claimed improved PCR method.

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