METHODS FOR EXTRACTING AND SEQUENCING SINGLE-STRANDED DNA AND RNA FROM NON-TREATED BIOSPECIMENS

    公开(公告)号:US20230120072A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17787290

    申请日:2020-12-18

    Abstract: Provided herein are hybrid capture-based methods to extract single-stranded DNA or RNA directly from non-treated biospecimens. The methods allow for the detection and analysis of unexplored short single-stranded DNA (sssDNA, mean length 50 nt) and ultrashort single-stranded DNA (ussDNA, mean length 15 nt) of human origin present in the biospecimen. The methods allow the discovery of unexplored short single-stranded DNA (sssDNA) in isolated red blood cells, which were believed to be deprived of nucleic acids because of the lack of a nucleus in mature red blood cells. The DNA or RNA extracted using the disclosed methods can be used as disease prognostic biomarkers and treatment predictive biomarkers.

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