METHOD FOR LINEAR AMPLIFICATION OF RNA USING HIGH-HEEL PRIMER

摘要

A method for the linear amplification of RNA using a high-heel primer, in which annealing and extension are performed at the same temperature using a high-heel primer. A DNA primer rather than an RNA primer is used, to provide a highly stable linear amplification process that can easily amplify even a small amount of sample, allowing a sufficient amount of target for microarray tests to be obtained from a nanogram level of total RNA by one linear amplification process using a high-heel primer. The inventive method shows a high correlation between RNAs of the same origin regardless of RNA amounts and purification methods, and efficiently achieves linear amplification within a short time at low cost as compared to prior methodology.