| CPC C12Q 1/6841 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/6804 (2013.01); G01N 33/5308 (2013.01); G01N 33/53 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
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1. A method of detecting nucleic acid molecules in a sample comprising a cell or tissue, said method comprising:
i) contacting the sample with a first polynucleotide probe and binding said first polynucleotide probe to a first nucleic acid molecule, and contacting the sample with a second polynucleotide probe and binding said second polynucleotide probe to a second nucleic acid molecule, wherein said first polynucleotide probe comprises a first oligonucleotide binding sequence and a first sequence, and wherein said second polynucleotide probe comprises a second oligonucleotide binding sequence and a second sequence;
ii) amplifying said first and second polynucleotide probes to generate amplification products; and
iii) hybridizing a first oligonucleotide to the first oligonucleotide binding sequence, and detecting a series of fluorescent signals associated with the first sequence; followed by hybridizing the second oligonucleotide to the second oligonucleotide binding sequence, and detecting a series of fluorescent signals associated with the second sequence, wherein the first oligonucleotide and the second oligonucleotide comprise different sequences.
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