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ArticleAnalytical biochemistry2008

Real-time PCR quantification using a variable reaction efficiency model.

Adrian E Platts, Graham D Johnson, Amelia K Linnemann, Stephen A Krawetz

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Article in Analytical biochemistry, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Viruses · 2024
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  2. The Comparative Analysis of Two RT-qPCR Kits for Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Reveals a Higher Risk of False-Negative Diagnosis in Samples with High Quantification Cycles for Viral and Internal Genes.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022
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  4. Nucleic Acid Testing of SARS-CoV-2.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  5. A new method for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction data analysis.Journal of computational biology : a journal of computational molecular cell biology · 2013
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  11. Efficiency of the Polymerase Chain Reaction.Chemical engineering science · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adrian E PlattsCenter for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Graham D Johnson
Amelia K Linnemann
Stephen A Krawetz

Funding

GENETIC MECHANISMS THAT POTENTIATE HUMAN SPERMATOGENESISR01HD036512 · NICHD · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KRAWETZ, STEPHEN A · 1999 to 2009
$2.1M
NICHD NIH HHS HD36512NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD036512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remains a cornerstone technique in gene expression analysis and sequence characterization. Despite the importance of the approach to experimental biology, the confident assignment of reaction efficiency to the early cycles of real-time PCR reactions remains problematic. Considerable noise may be generated when few cycles in the amplification are available to estimate peak efficiency. An alternate approach that uses data from beyond the log-linear amplification phase is explored in this article with the aim of reducing noise and adding confidence to efficiency estimates. PCR reaction efficiency is regressed to estimate the per-cycle profile of an asymptotically departed peak efficiency even when this is not closely approximated in the measurable cycles. The process can be repeated over replicates to develop a robust estimate of peak reaction efficiency. This leads to an estimate of the maximum reaction efficiency that may be considered primer design specific. Using a series of biological scenarios, we demonstrate that this approach can provide an accurate estimate of initial template concentration.

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AlgorithmsModels, GeneticAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosomes, Human, Pair 16HumansNonlinear DynamicsNucleic Acid HybridizationPolymerase Chain ReactionProtaminesUser-Computer InterfaceChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistonePRM1 protein, humanprotamine 2Protaminesspermatid transition proteins

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PMID18570886
PMCPMC2583095

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