Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Molecular analyses using long cell-free fragments in pregnancy
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Application No.: US17743315Application Date: 2022-05-12
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Publication No.: US11591642B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Yuk-Ming Dennis Lo , Rossa Wai Kwun Chiu , Kwan Chee Chan , Peiyong Jiang , Suk Hang Cheng , Cheuk Yin Yu , Yee Ting Cheung , Wenlei Peng
- Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Applicant Address: HK Shatin
- Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Current Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Current Assignee Address: HK Shatin
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: C12Q1/68
- IPC: C12Q1/68 ; C12Q1/6827 ; C12Q1/6806 ; G16B30/10 ; G16B20/20 ; G16B40/00 ; C12Q1/6881 ; C12Q1/6883

Abstract:
Methods and systems described herein involve using long cell-free DNA fragments to analyze a biological sample from a pregnant subject. The status of methylated CpG sites and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is often used to analyze DNA fragments of a biological sample. A CpG site and a SNP are typically separated from the nearest CpG site or SNP by hundreds or thousands of base pairs. Finding two or more consecutive CpG sites or SNPs on most cell-free DNA fragments is improbable or impossible. Cell-free DNA fragments longer than 600 bp may include multiple CpG sites and/or SNPs. The presence of multiple CpG sites and/or SNPs on long cell-free DNA fragments may allow for analysis than with short cell-free DNA fragments alone. The long cell-free DNA fragments can be used to identify a tissue of origin and/or to provide information on a fetus in a pregnant female.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220275433A1 MOLECULAR ANALYSES USING LONG CELL-FREE FRAGMENTS IN PREGNANCY Public/Granted day:2022-09-01
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