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ArticlePeerJ2017

Identification of reference genes in blood before and after entering the plateau for SYBR green RT-qPCR studies.

Jun Xiao, Xiaowei Li, Juan Liu, Xiu Fan, Huifen Lei, Cuiying Li

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Article in PeerJ, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun XiaoDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Xiaowei LiDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Juan LiuDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Xiu FanDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Huifen LeiDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Cuiying LiDepartment of Blood Transfusion, General Hospital of Air Force, PLA, Beijing, China.
Air Force General Hospital PLA · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTibetans have lived at high altitudes for thousands of years, and they have unique physiological traits that enable them to tolerate this hypoxic environment. However, the genetic basis of these traits is still unknown. As a sensitive and highly efficient technique, RT-qPCR is widely used in gene expression analyses to provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying environmental changes. However, the quantitative analysis of gene expression in blood is limited by a shortage of stable reference genes for the normalization of mRNA levels. Thus, systematic approaches were used to identify potential reference genes.

resultsThe expression levels of eight candidate human reference genes (

conclusionThese results indicate that different reference genes should be selected for the normalization of gene expression in blood from different environmental settings.

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Expression stabilityGene expressionHypoxiaPlateauReference gene

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PMID28970964
PMCPMC5622608
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