Owner The Regents of the University of California The Government of the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Inventors Iyer, Ramaswamy K.; Grody, Wayne W.; Williams, Laurina O.; Jarvis, Michael R.

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2005221178

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/086938

Priority 60/552,979 11.03.04 US

Filing date 11 March 2005

Wipo publication date 22 September 2005

Acceptance publication date 9 July 2009

C07H 21/04 (2006.01) Compounds containing two or more mononucleotide units having separate phosphate or polyphosphate groups linked by saccharide radicals of nucleoside groups, e.g. nucleic acids

C12N 1/21 (2006.01) Micro-organisms, e.g. protozoa - modified by introduction of foreign genetic material

C12N 5/10 (2006.01) Undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells, e.g. cell lines - Cells modified by introduction of foreign genetic material, e.g. virus-transformed cells

C12N 15/00 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering

C12N 15/10 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering - Processes for the isolation, preparation or purification of DNA or RNA

C12N 15/63 (2006.01) Mutation or genetic engineering - Introduction of foreign genetic material using vectors

C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms - involving nucleic acids