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Methods for quantitation of gene expression.
Nygaard, Vigdis; Hovig, Eivind.
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  • Nygaard V; Department of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, 0310 Oslo, Norway.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) ; 14(2): 552-69, 2009 01 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19273085
ABSTRACT
Gene expression of protein encoding genes can be quantitatively measured at the transcriptional level by a number of low- to high-throughput methods. The sensitivity of each method is dependent on both the intrinsic properties of the respective technology and the absolute number of each mRNA molecule to be measured. For these reasons, the correlation of measurements between technological platforms may be variable. Due to the complexity of the transcriptome, the purpose of a gene expression study dictates the choice of method as each is connected to a set of advantages and disadvantages. Strategies such as global mRNA amplification of small samples, have been implemented to overcome previous limitations. However, stochastic events will limit quantitative measurements of any tool when in-put levels are extremely low. Due to the versatile nature of microarray technology, this method will likely persist as a highly applied tool to query the levels of non-coding transcripts, a new expansion in the field of gene expression analysis although possible advances of the technology may occur.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expressão Gênica Idioma: En Revista: Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Expressão Gênica Idioma: En Revista: Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article