TY - JOUR
T1 - Data normalization strategies for microRNA quantification
AU - Schwarzenbach, Heidi
AU - Da Silva, Andreia Machado
AU - Calin, George
AU - Pantel, Klaus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: Different technologies, such as quantitative real-time PCR or microarrays, have been developed to measure microRNA (miRNA) expression levels. Quantification of miRNA transcripts implicates data normalization using endogenous and exogenous reference genes for data correction. However, there is no consensus about an optimal normalization strategy. The choice of a reference gene remains problematic and can have a serious impact on the actual available transcript levels and, consequently, on the biological interpretation of data. CONTENT: In this review article we discuss the reliability of the use of small RNAs, commonly reported in the literature as miRNA expression normalizers, and compare different strategies used for data normalization. SUMMARY: A workflow strategy is proposed for normalization of miRNA expression data in an attempt to provide a basis for the establishment of a global standard procedure that will allow comparison across studies.
AB - BACKGROUND: Different technologies, such as quantitative real-time PCR or microarrays, have been developed to measure microRNA (miRNA) expression levels. Quantification of miRNA transcripts implicates data normalization using endogenous and exogenous reference genes for data correction. However, there is no consensus about an optimal normalization strategy. The choice of a reference gene remains problematic and can have a serious impact on the actual available transcript levels and, consequently, on the biological interpretation of data. CONTENT: In this review article we discuss the reliability of the use of small RNAs, commonly reported in the literature as miRNA expression normalizers, and compare different strategies used for data normalization. SUMMARY: A workflow strategy is proposed for normalization of miRNA expression data in an attempt to provide a basis for the establishment of a global standard procedure that will allow comparison across studies.
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U2 - 10.1373/clinchem.2015.239459
DO - 10.1373/clinchem.2015.239459
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26408530
AN - SCOPUS:84946576277
SN - 0009-9147
VL - 61
SP - 1333
EP - 1342
JO - Clinical chemistry
JF - Clinical chemistry
IS - 11
ER -