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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
In quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), normalization using reference genes is a common useful approach, but the validation of suitable reference genes remains a crucial problem. Use of unconfirmed reference genes may lead to misinterpretation of the expression of target genes. The aim of this study was to adapt an adequate statistical approach to identify and validate reference genes suitable for normalization in qRT-PCR assays. We introduce the equivalence test for the identification of stably expressed reference genes. To evaluate the advantages of this test, the expression of five genes widely used as reference genes (18S, B2M, HPRT1, LMNB1, and SDHA), and of two target genes (TP53 and MMP2), was determined with qRT-PCR in different tissues (clear cell renal cell carcinoma, colon carcinoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors). We demonstrate that a stable expression of a reference gene in one tumor type does not predict a stable expression in another tumor type. In addition, we found that even within one tumor type, the expression of a reference gene was not stable for different biological groupwise comparisons. These observations confirm that there is no universal reference gene and underline the importance of specific validation of potential reference genes for any experimental condition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
335
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Carcinoma, Renal Cell, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Colonic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Kidney Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Reference Standards, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Stomach, pubmed-meshheading:15519565-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Equivalence test in quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction: confirmation of reference genes suitable for normalization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany. florian.haller@stud.uni-goettingen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study