Validation of the comparative quantification method of real-time PCR analysis and a cautionary tale of housekeeping gene selection

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-24

  McCurdy, Richard D ^a,d   McGrath, John J ^b,c   Mackay Sim, Alan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Housekeeping gene; Linear regression; Reference gene; Relative quantification; Rotor Gene; Schizophrenia; Second derivative maximum; SYBR Green I

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849119137     PISSN: 15299120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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