US Patent Issued to STRECK on March 24 for "Stabilization of nucleic acids in urine" (Nebraska Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,161, issued on March 24, was assigned to STRECK LLC (La Vista, Neb.).

"Stabilization of nucleic acids in urine" was invented by Jianbing Qin (Omaha, Neb.) and Bradford A. Hunsley (Papillion, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition and method for preserving a urine sample and a preservative delivery vessel are disclosed wherein treatment of the urine sample aids in preserving circulating cell-free nucleic acids in urine over a wide range of dilution ratios within temperature fluctuations that can occur during urine sample handling, storage and transportation. The urine sample preservation composition and method and preserva...