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Glossary

Aptamer

A short oligonucleotide that folds into a shape which binds a target molecule, like an antibody made of DNA or RNA.

An aptamer is a short single stranded DNA or RNA that folds into a specific three dimensional shape, allowing it to bind a target molecule with high affinity and selectivity, much like an antibody does.

Aptamers are selected from large random libraries and are central to the Syngenis aptamer based diagnostics pipeline.

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