Liquid biopsy is a non-invasive alternative to tissue biopsy and offers ultra-sensitive detection of tumor-associated DNA or RNA from biofluids such as blood. Sample types like whole blood, serum, plasma, and the anticoagulants used for specimen stabilization contain PCR inhibitors that can significantly reduce detection sensitivity and may cause false-negative results. Inhibitors are usually removed by DNA/RNA extraction; however, that approach is very inefficient and increases assay time, cost, and the risk of contamination or error. Meridian's innovative Lyo-Ready™ Blood-Specific Master Mixes do not require extraction and are proven to excel with crude blood and its derivatives without the need to remove inhibitors. These groundbreaking mixes can help improve patient outcomes by enabling early cancer detection by delivering assay sensitivity down to one copy of DNA. Meridian's new mixes are formulated with lyophilization excipients, making them compatible with lyophilization to create room-temperature stable molecular diagnostic assays. Not only does this allow maximum sample input in the liquid biopsy analysis, but it also eliminates the need for cold chain storage of the finished test kit, limiting our customer's environmental impact.
Florent Chang-Pi-Hin, Ph.D., Vice President,
Meridian is committed to supplying novel solutions to the diagnostic industry to simplify and accelerate the development of superior diagnostic assays. To learn more about Meridian's groundbreaking mixes, visit
https://www.meridianbioscience.com/ambient-temperature-mixes or contact Paul.Marr@meridianlifescience.com.
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