Bayesian modeling of reproducibility and robustness of RNA reverse transcription and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 428, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-91

  Lindén, Jere ^a   Ranta, Jukka ^b   Pohjanvirta, Raimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

cDNA synthesis; Control genes; Real time PCR enzymes; Real time RT PCR; Reverse transcriptases; Reverse transcription

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; EFFICIENCY; ENZYMES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RNA; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TRANSCRIPTION;

CDNA SYNTHESIS; REAL TIME RT-PCR; REAL-TIME PCR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME; RNA;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 84864066861     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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