IP Library Granted Patent US 8,206,926
Granted Patent B2
US 8,206,926 · App. 12/411,329 · Granted Jun 26, 2012

Restriction endonuclease enhanced polymorphic sequence detection

Assignee: Sequenom, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,206,926
App. No.
12/411,329
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided in part herein is an improved method for the detection of specific polymorphic alleles in a mixed DNA population. The method comprises enriching the relative percentage of a given polymorphic allele that is exponentially amplifiable by PCR. Provided also are methods for selectively enriching target nucleic acid, for example, fetal nucleic acid in a maternal sample. In the case of detecting fetal nucleic acid in a maternal sample, a restriction enzyme is introduced that can discriminate between the alleles of a polymorphic site. In some embodiments, the maternal allele is digested and nucleic acid comprising the paternal allele is relatively enriched.

Claims (887)

1. A method for detecting in nucleic acid the presence or absence of one or more target alleles of paternal origin, comprising:

a) cleaving nucleic acid from a sample with a Tsp509I restriction enzyme;

b) exposing the nucleic acid after (a) to amplification conditions that amplify uncleaved nucleic acid but not cleaved nucleic acid, and which amplification conditions are capable of generating amplification products comprising some or all of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci selected from the group consisting of:

rs11835780

rs748773

rs7323716

rs4311632

rs6488494

rs9652080

rs13110085

rs1363267

rs10785736

rs13269702

rs10840805

rs7356482

rs1797700

rs2723307

rs7831906

rs2993531

rs4764597

rs9818611

rs1885121

rs4589569

rs12903747

rs1372688

rs2820107

rs7320201

rs1904161

rs6766358

rs4869315

rs1720839

rs12675087

rs3913810

rs10901705

rs7689368

rs6542638

rs6582294

rs725849

rs12450474

rs7144509

rs7900002

rs1346718

rs10234234

rs910500

rs1503660

rs8016543

rs4489023

rs2007475

rs11221881

rs1916803

rs683262

rs13155942

rs10260483

rs10110766

rs494220

rs4488809

rs1041409

rs3912319

rs4533845

rs11099210

rs9428474

rs3816551

rs10754776

rs9929404

rs6556642

rs4130306

rs7294836

rs7205009

rs2734574

rs4673821

rs12674093

rs1401454

rs614004

rs2322301

rs9285190

rs1444647

rs7741525

rs179596

rs7818415

rs17074340

rs331893

rs12007

rs2462049

rs9787011

rs9356029

rs10806232

rs273172

rs6569474

rs11105611

rs9989393

rs10898954

rs12107918

rs1342995

rs6043856

rs664358

rs263025

rs1593443 and

rs6142841, thereby

generating amplification products; and

c) detecting the presence or absence of one or more target alleles based on the amplification products.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein part (b) is conducted using amplification primer pairs selected the group consisting of:

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCTCTAGTTTTCAGCAGAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAAAACCTGGCTACCTTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCTTTTCCCTGCATCATC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGGAAGTGTTGTAGCATGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGCAGGTACTTACTATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTACTGTTAGTGTGTCACTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGCCTAGCCTTACATCCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAAAATAGATGATGGACTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAATCAGCTACTGCTGATCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGTTTGGTTTCTCAGCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGAGAGGGAGAAAGTAGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCCTTACTCAGTGATTCCTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTACCTTGCTCTGAGAAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCCTGCTTTTAAGCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGCAACAGAAAAGGCAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTCCTTGGTATGTGTTCTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCTGAAGGTAGACCTGGATG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAGGATATCATTACACACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTACACTGACAATCAAGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTCTCATGTACCCTCTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGAAGATATGTTGAGAGGGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATTCCCTTTCTGGCTGTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGCCTATTCTTCTACGGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGAAACATGCTTGTAGCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAATGAGAGCTTGCTTACTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGTCGTTCAGACACTAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTAATAGGGAAAGTATTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACACCCAGAAGCACTGATA-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTTCTGCTCAACTACCAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCCAAAGACGATGTGGAATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTCACAGGGTTAGGATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTAGCAAAGGCTGGATTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCCACCAAAACCAAGCTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTGTAAGGCAGGTCTGATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTGCAGAGGTTCACTAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGAGGCCATTAAAAGCAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCAAGTGTTCCCTTTTTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACGCGTAGGCTATGGTTTA-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCGGTTTCTTTTGAGGACTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCAGTGTCTGACAAAAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGAATGGAAAGTGATGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTAGGCTTGTTCACTATTTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATTGCTTGGGTCTTCTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGTTCTGGCAGATATATCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATGGATGCAAGCCTTTCCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGCTGAAGAATGCTTTCCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGCAGCACTTTTCACAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGGGTCACATCACAGATTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTGTTAAATGTGTGTTCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCCTCAGTTTAGTTTTGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATAATATTGTGCTGCATGCT-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACCTTGTTCTGTGTGTGTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCCCATCTATGATTTCCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATGCATATCTGGAGACACAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCAGTCAAGGAAGCAGTTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCTGATTAGGCCTAAGAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACCATGCTCATTGAACTCG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGAGATTTGATAGGAAGTGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAATGCTACTCCAACAGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCATTATCCCCACTGCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATGATGAAAGCATAAGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGATGTTGCAAAGATGCAAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGATCTTACCTCCATAGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTAGAATCGTGCAGAGAAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGACAGGCAAAGATGCAAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGACGATTCTTCAGGAAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCATGACTCTAGTGACCTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAAGCATCCATGGACCTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGGTGGTAAATGTGCTCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGACTCACCCACTTCTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTGATGAGGTGAAGAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCTTGGGCTGAATGTTAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAAAAGCAAAACAGCTTCCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTTTCCTCCTGTACCCTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACATGTGGTTAGAGTCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGAAGGTGTTTGTCTCATA-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGTACAGTTTGAAAGGAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCATTATGCTAAAGGCTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCTCTGATTTAGGCCCTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGATCAAGAGGAAAAAATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAGTTTCAATCTCTGTGCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTATGTTTTCCCCCAGCTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAAAAGAACAACCACCCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGACCTTCCTGTTCCTAGATG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGACTGGACTGTGACATAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGATTGGTCCCTCACAATGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATTTGGCCCTGAGGCTTATC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACTGAGAGATACAGGAAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTGTTTCCCCAACATAAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCCATCTCTGTCAGAGTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGAGAACTGACCCTTCACTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTGGAGATGGGATTCTCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACCCAGTCTACACACACAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGGCCATGCAGATGTAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACTGCCCATAGACTCTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTACGACCCAATCACCTTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGTCCCCAACCACATTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACTGATGGCTCGTACTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCTTTTCCCTATGATGTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTTTATTGGAAATGAAGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATCCTACTTACTTCCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAAGCATCTGCTCTTGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGTGTAAAAGAGTTTGAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGCTCTTATTATTGTACTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACAAGCCCAAGTTCTCCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCAGAACAAGGACAGATAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTCTAGTAAAAGTTCTGCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACATTCAGACGATAGTGCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGACCAAGTAACCCCAAACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCACTGAACTCTGGAGTAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAGTTTTCAAAGGAAACCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGATCCTCCAGCTCATCTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAATCCTTGGAGGCTCTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAGAGCTCACAGAGCACTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCACTTAACTGAGTCTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTTGCTCACAAGAAAGTTGG-3 and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCCCCAAGGCAATGATTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAATACCCTGAGCAAGGACG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCATTTAAAATCCATGTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTACAGCAGCTAGTGTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTCTAATAGCACCCAGTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCCATTTAACGGTGTGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTTCATGAAATGTTAGTTCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATCCATCCTTCAGACACCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATGGGACAGTAACTGCAGAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAGTTTAAAGTCACTGCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAACCCTGCAAAGACTAGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCCAGCTTGTCCATTAAAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGCTTATAAATAAAAGACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATTGCAGTAACTGGAGGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCACAGTAGTTCAGTTACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGAGACTTAACCGTGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACCCCCACATTAGCAAAAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCTTCATGTCCCAAGGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCAAGTTTATGAAACGTAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACATGCTAGAGAAAGAGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATGTCCTTCCCTGATTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGATGCCTGTTGGGTTTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCAGACTTTTCCCAGGCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGCAACTGGCACTCCTAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGTGTTGTGATGCATGCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTATCTCCCACTCTTGTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGAATACAACATTTCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGTGTGCTATCTTACACTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTAGTTGGAATGGGCTTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTCCCTACCTATCTCTTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCACAGCCACTGAATAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCATGTAACCAAGCACCACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCATTTATAGAAGCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGTGGATTTCAAATCCGGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTCAGAGGGTGTTGGATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATCAGCAATATAATGCCGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGGATCACTGTTCACAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACCAGTGCAAACACACAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTGATTGTTTTGGAAGGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTTGCCATGTTTCCACAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGACTAATACTCAGGTTGAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGAAGGCAGAGTGATATAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTTCTTCACTCAGAAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGGAGTTATAAGACCTAGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACCATATCACAGTTGTTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTACGTGACCCAAAGTTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCTCACTCCTGGTTACCTAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTATACAGGTTCCAGCCAGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGAGAGAAAAGGGAGTAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGATACCCTACAGTGTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCTCAGAGCACTTAAACG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAATCTTGGAGCCTTGGAGAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCTTCTCACAAAAGCCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCCTGGGCTTTCCTTTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGTCTAGTGGACAAGAGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGAGGCCACTGGATTAAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGACACAGCTAGCACTTTCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTTGGTGACTATAGAAACAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGTTTAAAGTCATATTCAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGCACTTATCACAGGTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAAGGTGGGATAAACAAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTCTGGATGTTGGCCATTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCACATCATATGCATCTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGATGAGTAAGAGCAGGTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCATAAGACCCTGAACACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGAAGCATAACGCCTCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTGCCCAAACATGTTATGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGAAGGAGGTCATTCTAGGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACATGGACTCTAAAGCCACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGAATCCCATGAGCATGAGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATTCCACACAGCATTGCCTC-3′; and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGTCAAAAGCCAGGCTAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGGTTCAAAGAGTATAAAG-3′.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising contacting the amplification products with one or more extension primers.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the extension primers are selected from the group consisting of:

5′-gCCTGGGAGAAAGAAAACAA-3′,

5′-catccGTTTTTCCCTCTTGACTGAAT-3′,

5′-cgggACTTACTATGGGGAATAGAAT-3′,

5′-caccTCCTGAATACTTTCTCATATAGA-3′,

5′-TGATCCACTGGCTCAA-3′,

5′-ggagGGTGGTTAGAGAACTCAATGAAT-3′,

5′-AGCCTGCACTGTGAA-3′,

5′-CAAGTCTTCTATCAAGGGAAT-3′,

5′-aCTGAGAGCAACCACTAA-3′,

5′-cGAGGAGGGCAGAGAAGAAT-3′,

5′-cccctAGAGGGCAGATAAATAGTTAAAT-3′,

5′-gtcgTCTACGGTCTTTTTCTTATCAA-3′,

5′-ctAGCTTGCTTACTTCTAAAAA-3′,

5′-aaatcTAAATAGCCAAGAAAACAGCCAA-3′,

5′-attaTGCTCAACTACCAAGTTAAGA-3′,

5′-acatGGAGTTTCCTGTACTTTAAAAAA-3′,

5′-tgAGCAAGTGCTGAGGG-3′,

5′-gATACAGCTTGGCCAAT-3′,

5′-GGGGCTGGTAGGAAAT-3′,

5′-ctcTCTTTCTCCAGGGATGA-3′,

5′-cGTGATGAGATTTCTATCATACAA-3′,

5′-cccccCCTTCCATGGGACTCATTA-3′,

5′-GACTATCCTCTTCAGACCAA-3′,

5′-cccCAAGTTGAAAACTTATTCCAA-3′,

5′-tttcAAATGTGTGTTCCATCATCTA-3′,

5′-gggtTGCTGCATGCTGTAAAT-3′,

5′-ccacATCATGCCTCTATTGACA-3′,

5′-cCAGTTTCAATAACAGATAGTAAAT-3′,

5′-aaAAAACTCAATATAGTAAAGGTATCAA-3′,

5′-GGAGGTGACATAAGTAAGTA-3′,

5′-ATGATGAAAGCATAAGTCTTTTAAT-3′,

5′-agCTTACCTCCATAGCATCTAA-3′,

5′-TGGCCAGAACTAATCAA-3′,

5′-AAGACAAAGGACACCAA-3′,

5′-caGACCTACCACCCAAAT-3′,

5′-ACTTCTGTCTCAGTATCCA-3′,

5′-ctAGCGTTTCACGTTCAAAA-3′,

5′-aaaTGCAATCTGTCTGGAAA-3′,

5′-ggtcCTTTCTGCAGCTCATATTCTGCAA-3′,

5′-GGCTGTCACAGATTTATAAAA-3′,

5′-cATGGGAAACATGCCTCAATAAAT-3′,

5′-acttTGCTAGGTCTTACATGAA-3′,

5′-acgTTCCTGTTCCTAGATGATCAAAAT-3′,

5′-AGTCTTTCTGAGCCCAA-3′,

5′-agcGAGATACAGGAAAGTGTAAAT-3′,

5′-aggTCTCAAATAAAAATGCAAAGGAAA-3′,

5′-GGGATTCTCTGGTTGTAAA-3′,

5′-gCCAACAGAGAAAGTAACAA-3′,

5′-tCCTCCTCAAACATTAAGGACAAAA-3′,

5′-tGTACTACCCAGTGGAATAAA-3′,

5′-tcTTTAAAGTGCTACATCTATGAA-3′,

5′-cgGCTCTTGAGGCAGTAAA-3′,

5′-cGGCTCTTATTATTGTACTCTATAAA-3′,

5′-atcGGTGGATGTTTCAGGGAAGTAAA-3′,

5′-ggtaAGACGATAGTGCCAGAAAAT-3′,

5′-agCAGATAGCCTCTTGTGAAT-3′,

5′-GCTCATCTTCCTCTGAA-3′,

5′-GCACTTCCCTACAAACAA-3′,

5′-TTGGAACTATCGTTCAAAAAGTATTA-3′,

5′-cccatGACGTCACCCTGTAAAAA-3′,

5′-tcGCTAGTGTTGCACTAATAAAAAAAT-3′,

5′-cccccGTGTGGAGAAGTGCGAGT-3′,

5′-AGACACCCAGGCCAA-3′,

5′-cCACTGCCAGTGACCTAA-3′,

5′-cACTTGAAAAATACTTTAGACTTTCTT-3′,

5′-gATCATTGTATAGGTTCCCAGA-3′,

5′-aaatTGAACTGTAGCAAGAAACAAA-3′,

5′-ggatGGAAAAGCTGAAAAGGAA-3′,

5′-ccctcAATCATTCTATGAAGCCAAT-3′,

5′-gTACTGAGATTGACAAGTCATTAAA-3′,

5′-TGGCACTCCTAAGACCAAA-3′,

5′-cCTCTTGTACCCCAGAAAAA-3′,

5′-cGTAGCTTCCTAGCCAAA-3′,

5′-gtcgCTTTGAAAAGCCTTAACCATTAA-3′,

5′-cccccCCCCAAAAACCTACTGAAAT-3′,

5′-GCCGCACATCAGAAT-3′,

5′-CAATCCTTTATCTCTCTCTAATAC-3′,

5′-gaagtAATGGAGAACCTGGTTAA-3′,

5′-ccCAGGATCCTCTAGATTGTGAAAA-3′,

5′-agagACTGAGACAGGCAGTAGCCTAAT-3′,

5′-tgaagGAGAGCTTAACTAAAATAAACAA-3′,

5′-ggggcCCCAAAGTTCAGGATGGTAA-3′,

5′-ACCTGATACTGAAGCCAAA-3′,

5′-TGGATATGACTTGCCCAA-3′,

5′-gTAGTTTCTTTAGCTCTTGAATAAAAT-3′,

5′-acTTGTCACACCTCTTCAAAT-3′,

5′-ggTTAAAGGAGACAATGTATGTAAAT-3′,

5′-gaagGTGTTGCCAAAAGCTAAT-3′,

5′-gtaatTGCCCCTTCAAGTGAAT-3′,

5′-GTGCTATCTCATTGTTGTTTGAAA-3′,

5′-GAGCAGGTGAAATGTTTCTA-3′,

5′-gaCTCTGGGACTACTAAGAAGA-3′,

5′-gggcGGTCATTCTAGGCCATTAATAA-3′,

5′-GAGCCCACTGCTACA-3′, and

5′-CCAGGCTAAGGCAAAT-3′.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample is from a pregnant female or a female suspected of being pregnant.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sample is blood.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein 20 or more of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci are assayed.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein 60 or more of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci are assayed.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein 90 or more of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci are assayed.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target allele concentration is 10% or less of total nucleic acid concentration prior to cleaving and amplifying the nucleic acid.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein four or more of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci are informative of the presence or absence of the one or more target alleles.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether fetal nucleic acid is present in the sample.

13. A method for detecting in nucleic acid the presence or absence of one or more target alleles of paternal origin, comprising:

a) cleaving nucleic acid from a sample with a Tsp509I restriction enzyme;

b) exposing the nucleic acid after (a) to amplification conditions that amplify uncleaved nucleic acid but not cleaved nucleic acid, and which amplification conditions are capable of generating amplification products comprising the following single nucleotide polymorphic loci:

rs748773

rs7323716

rs4311632

rs6488494

rs9652080

rs7356482

rs13110085

rs1363267

rs10785736

rs13269702

rs10840805

rs7320201

rs1797700

rs2723307

rs2993531

rs4764597

rs9818611

rs3913810

rs1885121

rs4589569

rs12903747

rs1372688

rs2820107

rs12450474

rs1904161

rs6766358

rs4869315

rs1720839

rs12675087

rs1503660

rs10901705

rs7689368

rs6542638

rs6582294

rs725849

rs683262

rs7144509

rs7900002

rs1346718

rs10234234

rs910500

rs10754776

rs8016543

rs4489023

rs2007475

rs11221881

rs1916803

rs2734574

rs13155942

rs10110766

rs494220

rs4488809

rs1041409

rs9285190

rs3912319

rs4533845

rs11099210

rs9428474

rs3816551

rs331893

rs9929404

rs6556642

rs4130306

rs7294836

rs7205009

rs273172

rs4673821

rs12674093

rs1401454

rs614004

rs2322301

rs1342995

rs1444647

rs7741525

rs179596

rs7818415

rs17074340

rs6142841

rs12007

rs2462049

rs9787011

rs9356029

rs10806232

rs1593443

rs6569474

rs11105611

rs9989393

rs10898954

rs263025

rs664358

rs6043856 and

rs12107918,

thereby generating amplification products; and

c) detecting the presence or absence of one or more target alleles based on the amplification products.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein part (b) is conducted using amplification primer pairs:

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCTCTAGTTTTCAGCAGAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAAAACCTGGCTACCTTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCTTTTCCCTGCATCATC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGGAAGTGTTGTAGCATGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGCAGGTACTTACTATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTACTGTTAGTGTGTCACTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGCCTAGCCTTACATCCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAAAATAGATGATGGACTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAATCAGCTACTGCTGATCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGTTTGGTTTCTCAGCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGAGAGGGAGAAAGTAGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCCTTACTCAGTGATTCCTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTACCTTGCTCTGAGAAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCCTGCTTTTAAGCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGCAACAGAAAAGGCAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTCCTTGGTATGTGTTCTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCTGAAGGTAGACCTGGATG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAGGATATCATTACACACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTACACTGACAATCAAGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTCTCATGTACCCTCTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGAAGATATGTTGAGAGGGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATTCCCTTTCTGGCTGTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGCCTATTCTTCTACGGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGAAACATGCTTGTAGCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAATGAGAGCTTGCTTACTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGTCGTTCAGACACTAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTAATAGGGAAAGTATTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACACCCAGAAGCACTGATA-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTTCTGCTCAACTACCAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCCAAAGACGATGTGGAATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTCACAGGGTTAGGATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTAGCAAAGGCTGGATTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCCACCAAAACCAAGCTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTGTAAGGCAGGTCTGATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTGCAGAGGTTCACTAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGAGGCCATTAAAAGCAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCAAGTGTTCCCTTTTTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACGCGTAGGCTATGGTTTA-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCGGTTTCTTTTGAGGACTGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCAGTGTCTGACAAAAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGAATGGAAAGTGATGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTAGGCTTGTTCACTATTTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATTGCTTGGGTCTTCTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGTTCTGGCAGATATATCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATGGATGCAAGCCTTTCCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGCTGAAGAATGCTTTCCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGCAGCACTTTTCACAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGGGTCACATCACAGATTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTGTTAAATGTGTGTTCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCCTCAGTTTAGTTTTGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATAATATTGTGCTGCATGCT-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACCTTGTTCTGTGTGTGTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCCCATCTATGATTTCCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATGCATATCTGGAGACACAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCAGTCAAGGAAGCAGTTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCTGATTAGGCCTAAGAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACCATGCTCATTGAACTCG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGAGATTTGATAGGAAGTGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAATGCTACTCCAACAGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTCATTATCCCCACTGCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATGATGAAAGCATAAGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGATGTTGCAAAGATGCAAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGATCTTACCTCCATAGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTAGAATCGTGCAGAGAAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGTGCTGGGATTACAGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGACAGGCAAAGATGCAAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGACGATTCTTCAGGAAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCATGACTCTAGTGACCTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAAGCATCCATGGACCTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGGTGGTAAATGTGCTCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGACTCACCCACTTCTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTGATGAGGTGAAGAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCTTGGGCTGAATGTTAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAAAAGCAAAACAGCTTCCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTTTTCCTCCTGTACCCTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACATGTGGTTAGAGTCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGAAGGTGTTTGTCTCATA-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGTACAGTTTGAAAGGAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCATTATGCTAAAGGCTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCTCTGATTTAGGCCCTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGATCAAGAGGAAAAAATGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAGTTTCAATCTCTGTGCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTATGTTTTCCCCCAGCTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAAAAGAACAACCACCCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGACCTTCCTGTTCCTAGATG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGACTGGACTGTGACATAGC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGATTGGTCCCTCACAATGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATTTGGCCCTGAGGCTTATC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACTGAGAGATACAGGAAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTGTTTCCCCAACATAAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCCATCTCTGTCAGAGTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGAGAACTGACCCTTCACTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTGGAGATGGGATTCTCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACCCAGTCTACACACACAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGGCCATGCAGATGTAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACTGCCCATAGACTCTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTACGACCCAATCACCTTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGTCCCCAACCACATTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACTGATGGCTCGTACTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCTTTTCCCTATGATGTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTTTATTGGAAATGAAGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGATCCTACTTACTTCCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAAGCATCTGCTCTTGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGTGTAAAAGAGTTTGAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGGCTCTTATTATTGTACTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAACAAGCCCAAGTTCTCCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCAGAACAAGGACAGATAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTCTAGTAAAAGTTCTGCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTACATTCAGACGATAGTGCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGACCAAGTAACCCCAAACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCACTGAACTCTGGAGTAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCAGTTTTCAAAGGAAACCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGATCCTCCAGCTCATCTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAATCCTTGGAGGCTCTCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAGAGCTCACAGAGCACTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGCACTTAACTGAGTCTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTTTGCTCACAAGAAAGTTGG-3 and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCCCCAAGGCAATGATTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAATACCCTGAGCAAGGACG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCATTTAAAATCCATGTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTACAGCAGCTAGTGTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTCTAATAGCACCCAGTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTCCATTTAACGGTGTGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTTCATGAAATGTTAGTTCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATCCATCCTTCAGACACCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATGGGACAGTAACTGCAGAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCAGTTTAAAGTCACTGCC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTAACCCTGCAAAGACTAGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCCAGCTTGTCCATTAAAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGCTTATAAATAAAAGACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATTGCAGTAACTGGAGGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGCACAGTAGTTCAGTTACC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTGAGACTTAACCGTGGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACCCCCACATTAGCAAAAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCTTCATGTCCCAAGGAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCAAGTTTATGAAACGTAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACATGCTAGAGAAAGAGGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTATGTCCTTCCCTGATTTTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGGATGCCTGTTGGGTTTTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCAGACTTTTCCCAGGCAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAAGCAACTGGCACTCCTAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGTGTTGTGATGCATGCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTATCTCCCACTCTTGTACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTGGAATACAACATTTCTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTGTGTGCTATCTTACACTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTAGTTGGAATGGGCTTGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTCCCTACCTATCTCTTTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCCACAGCCACTGAATAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCATGTAACCAAGCACCACC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTCATTTATAGAAGCAGTC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGTGGATTTCAAATCCGGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTTCAGAGGGTGTTGGATG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCATCAGCAATATAATGCCGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGTGGATCACTGTTCACAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCACCAGTGCAAACACACAAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCTGATTGTTTTGGAAGGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGTTGCCATGTTTCCACAGG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGACTAATACTCAGGTTGAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGAAGGCAGAGTGATATAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGCTTTCTTCACTCAGAAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGGAGTTATAAGACCTAGAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACCATATCACAGTTGTTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTACGTGACCCAAAGTTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGTCTCACTCCTGGTTACCTAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTTATACAGGTTCCAGCCAGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGAGAGAAAAGGGAGTAGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGATACCCTACAGTGTGC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCTCAGAGCACTTAAACG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGAATCTTGGAGCCTTGGAGAC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTGCTTCTCACAAAAGCCTG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGATCCTGGGCTTTCCTTTGTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGTCTAGTGGACAAGAGAG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGTGGAGGCCACTGGATTAAAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGAGACACAGCTAGCACTTTCC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTTGGTGACTATAGAAACAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCAGTTTAAAGTCATATTCAC-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGCACTTATCACAGGTCAG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAAGGTGGGATAAACAAGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGTTCTGGATGTTGGCCATTC-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCCACATCATATGCATCTGGG-3′;

5′-ACGTTGGATGGAGATGAGTAAGAGCAGGTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGCTCATAAGACCCTGAACACC-3′; and

5′-ACGTTGGATGACTGAAGCATAACGCCTCTG-3′ and

5′-ACGTTGGATGGGTGCCCAAACATGTTATGC-3′.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising contacting the amplification products with extension primers.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the extension primers are:

5′-gCCTGGGAGAAAGAAAACAA-3′,

5′-catccGTTTTTCCCTCTTGACTGAAT-3′,

5′-cgggACTTACTATGGGGAATAGAAT-3′,

5′-caccTCCTGAATACTTTCTCATATAGA-3′,

5′-TGATCCACTGGCTCAA-3′,

5′-ggagGGTGGTTAGAGAACTCAATGAAT-3′,

5′-AGCCTGCACTGTGAA-3′,

5′-CAAGTCTTCTATCAAGGGAAT-3′,

5′-aCTGAGAGCAACCACTAA-3′,

5′-cGAGGAGGGCAGAGAAGAAT-3′,

5′-cccctAGAGGGCAGATAAATAGTTAAAT-3′,

5′-gtcgTCTACGGTCTTTTTCTTATCAA-3′,

5′-ctAGCTTGCTTACTTCTAAAAA-3′,

5′-aaatcTAAATAGCCAAGAAAACAGCCAA-3′,

5′-attaTGCTCAACTACCAAGTTAAGA-3′,

5′-acatGGAGTTTCCTGTACTTTAAAAAA-3′,

5′-tgAGCAAGTGCTGAGGG-3′,

5′-gATACAGCTTGGCCAAT-3′,

5′-GGGGCTGGTAGGAAAT-3′,

5′-ctcTCTTTCTCCAGGGATGA-3′,

5′-cGTGATGAGATTTCTATCATACAA-3′,

5′-cccccCCTTCCATGGGACTCATTA-3′,

5′-GACTATCCTCTTCAGACCAA-3′,

5′-cccCAAGTTGAAAACTTATTCCAA-3′,

5′-tttcAAATGTGTGTTCCATCATCTA-3′,

5′-gggtTGCTGCATGCTGTAAAT-3′,

5′-ccacATCATGCCTCTATTGACA-3′,

5′-cCAGTTTCAATAACAGATAGTAAAT-3′,

5′-aaAAAACTCAATATAGTAAAGGTATCAA-3′,

5′-GGAGGTGACATAAGTAAGTA-3′,

5′-ATGATGAAAGCATAAGTCTTTTAAT-3′,

5′-agCTTACCTCCATAGCATCTAA-3′,

5′-TGGCCAGAACTAATCAA-3′,

5′-AAGACAAAGGACACCAA-3′,

5′-caGACCTACCACCCAAAT-3′,

5′-ACTTCTGTCTCAGTATCCA-3′,

5′-ctAGCGTTTCACGTTCAAAA-3′,

5′-aaaTGCAATCTGTCTGGAAA-3′,

5′-ggtcCTTTCTGCAGCTCATATTCTGCAA-3′,

5′-GGCTGTCACAGATTTATAAAA-3′,

5′-cATGGGAAACATGCCTCAATAAAT-3′,

5′-acttTGCTAGGTCTTACATGAA-3′,

5′-acgTTCCTGTTCCTAGATGATCAAAAT-3′,

5′-AGTCTTTCTGAGCCCAA-3′,

5′-agcGAGATACAGGAAAGTGTAAAT-3′,

5′-aggTCTCAAATAAAAATGCAAAGGAAA-3′,

5′-GGGATTCTCTGGTTGTAAA-3′,

5′-gCCAACAGAGAAAGTAACAA-3′,

5′-tCCTCCTCAAACATTAAGGACAAAA-3′,

5′-tGTACTACCCAGTGGAATAAA-3′,

5′-tcTTTAAAGTGCTACATCTATGAA-3′,

5′-cgGCTCTTGAGGCAGTAAA-3′,

5′-cGGCTCTTATTATTGTACTCTATAAA-3′,

5′-atcGGTGGATGTTTCAGGGAAGTAAA-3′,

5′-ggtaAGACGATAGTGCCAGAAAAT-3′,

5′-agCAGATAGCCTCTTGTGAAT-3′,

5′-GCTCATCTTCCTCTGAA-3′,

5′-GCACTTCCCTACAAACAA-3′,

5′-TTGGAACTATCGTTCAAAAAGTATTA-3′,

5′-cccatGACGTCACCCTGTAAAAA-3′,

5′-tcGCTAGTGTTGCACTAATAAAAAAAT-3′,

5′-cccccGTGTGGAGAAGTGCGAGT-3′,

5′-AGACACCCAGGCCAA-3′,

5′-cCACTGCCAGTGACCTAA-3′,

5′-cACTTGAAAAATACTTTAGACTTTCTT-3′,

5′-gATCATTGTATAGGTTCCCAGA-3′,

5′-aaatTGAACTGTAGCAAGAAACAAA-3′,

5′-ggatGGAAAAGCTGAAAAGGAA-3′,

5′-ccctcAATCATTCTATGAAGCCAAT-3′,

5′-gTACTGAGATTGACAAGTCATTAAA-3′,

5′-TGGCACTCCTAAGACCAAA-3′,

5′-cCTCTTGTACCCCAGAAAAA-3′,

5′-cGTAGCTTCCTAGCCAAA-3′,

5′-gtcgCTTTGAAAAGCCTTAACCATTAA-3′,

5′-cccccCCCCAAAAACCTACTGAAAT-3′,

5′-GCCGCACATCAGAAT-3′,

5′-CAATCCTTTATCTCTCTCTAATAC-3′,

5′-gaagtAATGGAGAACCTGGTTAA-3′,

5′-ccCAGGATCCTCTAGATTGTGAAAA-3′,

5′-agagACTGAGACAGGCAGTAGCCTAAT-3′,

5′-tgaagGAGAGCTTAACTAAAATAAACAA-3′,

5′-ggggcCCCAAAGTTCAGGATGGTAA-3′,

5′-ACCTGATACTGAAGCCAAA-3′,

5′-TGGATATGACTTGCCCAA-3′,

5′-gTAGTTTCTTTAGCTCTTGAATAAAAT-3′,

5′-acTTGTCACACCTCTTCAAAT-3′,

5′-ggTTAAAGGAGACAATGTATGTAAAT-3′,

5′-gaagGTGTTGCCAAAAGCTAAT-3′,

5′-gtaatTGCCCCTTCAAGTGAAT-3′,

5′-GTGCTATCTCATTGTTGTTTGAAA-3′,

5′-GAGCAGGTGAAATGTTTCTA-3′, and

5′-gaCTCTGGGACTACTAAGAAGA-3′.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sample is from a pregnant female or a female suspected of being pregnant.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the sample is blood.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the target allele concentration is 10% or less of total nucleic acid concentration prior to cleaving and amplifying the nucleic acid.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein four or more of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci are informative of the presence or absence of the one or more target alleles.

21. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining whether fetal nucleic acid is present in the sample.

22. A method for detecting in nucleic acid the presence or absence of one or more target alleles of paternal origin, comprising:

a) cleaving nucleic acid from a sample with a Tsp509I restriction enzyme;

b) exposing the nucleic acid after (a) to amplification conditions that amplify uncleaved nucleic acid but not cleaved nucleic acid, and which amplification conditions are capable of generating amplification products comprising some or all of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci selected from the group consisting of:

rs11835780

rs748773

rs13110085

rs1363267

rs1797700

rs2723307

rs1885121

rs4589569

rs1904161

rs6766358

rs10901705

rs7689368

rs7144509

rs7900002

rs8016543

rs4489023

rs13155942

rs10260483

rs3912319

rs4533845

rs9929404

rs6556642

rs4673821

rs12674093

rs1444647

rs7741525

rs12007

rs2462049

rs6569474

rs11105611

rs6043856 and

rs6142841,

thereby generating amplification products; and

c) detecting the presence or absence of one or more target alleles based on the amplification products.

23. A method for detecting in nucleic acid the presence or absence of one or more target alleles of paternal origin, comprising:

a) cleaving nucleic acid from a sample with a Tsp509I restriction enzyme;

b) exposing the nucleic acid after (a) to amplification conditions that amplify uncleaved nucleic acid but not cleaved nucleic acid, and which amplification conditions are capable of generating amplification products comprising some or all of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci selected from the group consisting of:

rs7323716

rs4311632

rs10785736

rs13269702

rs7831906

rs2993531

rs12903747

rs1372688

rs4869315

rs1720839

rs6542638

rs6582294

rs1346718

rs10234234

rs2007475

rs11221881

rs10110766

rs494220

rs11099210

rs9428474

rs4130306

rs7294836

rs1401454

rs614004

rs179596

rs7818415

rs9787011

rs9989393

rs664358

and rs1342995,

thereby generating amplification products; and

c) detecting the presence or absence of one or more target alleles based on the amplification products.

24. A method for detecting in nucleic acid the presence or absence of one or more target alleles of paternal origin, comprising:

a) cleaving nucleic acid from a sample with a Tsp509I restriction enzyme;

b) exposing the nucleic acid after (a) to amplification conditions that amplify uncleaved nucleic acid but not cleaved nucleic acid, and which amplification conditions are capable of generating amplification products comprising some or all of the single nucleotide polymorphic loci selected from the group consisting of:

rs6488494

rs9652080

rs10840805

rs7356482

rs4764597

rs9818611

rs2820107

rs7320201

rs12675087

rs3913810

rs725849

rs12450474

rs910500

rs1503660

rs1916803

rs683262

rs4488809

rs1041409

rs3816551

rs10754776

rs7205009

rs2734574

rs2322301

rs9285190

rs17074340

rs331893

rs9356029

rs10806232

rs10898954

rs12107918

rs263025

rs1593443

and rs273172,

thereby generating amplification products; and

c) detecting the presence or absence of one or more target alleles based on the amplification products.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2009
From: EHRICH, MATHIAS; VAN DEN BOOM, DIRK JOHANNES
To: SEQUENOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 023139/0023 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61039747 · Mar 26, 2008
Related Publication 20090317818A1 · Dec 24, 2009