The TraceTAAG®
technology allows assessing multiple
specific DNA sequences in one single
reaction. The analysis systems (AS)
derived from this technology consist of
molecular biology reagents (based on the
TraceTAAG® technology), an equipment
platform and proprietary analysis
software. The equipment platform
comprises standard Thermal Cycler and
electrophoresis equipment.
The AS based on TraceTAAG® technology
offer numerous advantages over the
traditional molecular biology approaches
like sequencing, multiplex PCR approaches
and probe-based PCR assays.The main
characteristics of the AS based on the
TraceTAAG® are:
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High
multiplexing capacity, it allows
screening multiple (i.e. more
than 10) and |
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relevant specific DNA
sequences throughout the genome
in one single assay. |
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High sensitivity. This
approach is exceptionally
sensitive to the targeted
sequence |
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because it is capable of
discriminating sequences
diverging in only one base pair. |
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Cost-effective, it allows
high-throughput thus reducing the
assay costs. |
Applications of TraceTAAG® technology
This technology has a broad range of
applications in the clinical and
industrial field, for instance, it is
perfectly suitable for the applications
where multiple loci need to be sequenced,
as bacterial strain identification,
eukaryotic varieties identification,
viral identification, characterization of
multiple mutation sites, among many other
applications.
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