Identification of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies of human serous ovarian cancer by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 394, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-116

  Li, Yan Li ^a   Ye, Feng ^a   Hu, Ying ^a   Lu, Wei Guo ^b   Xie, Xing ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Womens Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

GeNorm; NormFinder; Ovarian cancer; Real time PCR; Reference gene

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION; RNA;

GENORM; NORMFINDER; OVARIAN CANCERS; REAL-TIME PCR; REFERENCE GENES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

5 AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE; BETA ACTIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CYCLOPHILIN A; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE; PROTEIN PUM1; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN L29; RNA 18S; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELIABILITY; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 69249221288     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.07.022     Document Type: Article

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