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ArticleChannels (Austin, Tex.)

Efficient experimental design and analysis of real-time PCR assays.

Kwokyin Hui, Zhong-Ping Feng

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Article in Channels (Austin, Tex.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kwokyin HuiDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Zhong-Ping Feng
Faculty (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is currently the standard for gene quantification studies and has been extensively used in large-scale basic and clinical research. The operational costs and technical errors can become a significant issue due to the large number of sample reactions. In this paper, we present an experimental design strategy and an analysis procedure that are more efficient requiring fewer sample reactions than the traditional approach. We verified mathematically and experimentally the new design on a well-characterized model, to evaluate the gene expression levels of CACNA1C and CACNA1G in hypertrophic ventricular myocytes induced by phenylephrine treatment.

Indexed as

Research DesignAnimalsCalcium Channels, L-TypeCalcium Channels, T-TypeGene Expression ProfilingHypertrophy, Left VentricularMyocytes, CardiacPhenylephrineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionCacna1c protein, ratCacna1g protein, ratCalcium Channels, L-TypeCalcium Channels, T-TypePhenylephrineANFcell culturegene expressionhypertrophyL-type calcium channelReal-time PCRT-type calcium channelventricular myocytes

Identifiers

PMID23510941
PMCPMC3710343
OpenAlexW2088451316

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Registered trials

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