| abstract |
A hybridisation method of detecting a nucleic acid comprising:n (a) filtering a solution in which the presence of target nucleic acid or copy of target nucleic acid molecule is to be detected to remove insoluble impurities from the solution (b) producing from the filtrate a conjugate of an insoluble particle and hybridized target nucleic acid or hybridized copy of target nucleic acid molecule, the hybridized nucleic acid or copy molecule being attached to the particle via a nucleic acid probe or optionally, in the case of a hybridized copy molecule, via a primer by means of which the copy was made; (c) separating the conjugate from any excess probe and/or primer by filtration and washing; and (d) detecting the amount of conjugate present. |