Identification and validation of miRNAs as endogenous controls for RQ-PCR in blood specimens for breast cancer studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  McDermott, Ailbhe M ^a   Kerin, Michael J ^a   Miller, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894265117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083718     Document Type: Article

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