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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2018

Impact of RNA integrity and blood sample storage conditions on the gene expression analysis.

Yanting Shen, Rui Li, Fei Tian, Zhenzhu Chen, Na Lu, Yunfei Bai, Qinyu Ge, Zuhong Lu

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yanting ShenSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Rui LiSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Fei TianSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Zhenzhu ChenSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Na LuState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Yunfei BaiState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Qinyu GeState Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Zuhong LuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Southeast University · BDSoutheast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe reliability of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) output is affected by the quality of RNAs, which is in turn dependent on the quality of samples. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to reconsider the threshold of the RNA integrity number (RIN) and propose a simple and efficient storage scheme of blood samples for RNA-seq. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe RNAs were extracted from blood samples that were stored at different conditions and used for sequencing. The bioinformatic analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of RNA integrity and blood sample storage conditions on the gene expression analysis.

resultsOur outcomes showed that the samples with RIN values more than 5.3 scarcely affected the quantitative results of RNA-seq, and the influence of inherent cellular physiological processes on RNA-seq output could be negligible.

conclusionThe blood samples stored at 4°C within 7 days with RIN values more than 5.3 were available for RNA-seq.

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bloodintegrityNGSRINRNAsequencing

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