Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1994-09-28
1997-05-13
Zitomer, Stephanie W.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435 912, 435174, 536 243, 536 2433, 536 231, 424 941, C12Q 168, C12P 1934, C07H 2104, C12N 1100
Patent
active
056291540
ABSTRACT:
Telomerase activity in a sample can be measured using a two reaction protocol involving telomerase substrate and primer extension steps.
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Harley Calvin B.
Kim Nam W.
Weinrich Scott L.
Geron Corporation
Hellenkamp Amy S.
Kaster Kevin
Rees Dianne
Warburg Richard J.
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