The choice of reference gene affects statistical efficiency in quantitative PCR data analysis

BioTechniques

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-209

  Guo, Yi ^a   Pennell, Michael L ^b   Pearl, Dennis K ^b   Knobloch, Thomas J ^b   Fernandez, Soledad ^b   Weghorst, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantitative PCR; Reference gene; Statistical efficiency

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; DNA 18S; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84885440555     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: 19409818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000114090     Document Type: Article

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