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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2025

From bench to bytes: a practical guide to RNA sequencing data analysis.

Prabin Dawadi, Bivek Pokharel, Anita Shrestha, Dikshya Niraula, Afifa Naeem, Sayaka Miura, Mishal Roy, Saroj Nepal

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Prabin Dawadi *Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Bivek Pokharel *Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Anita Shrestha *Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Dikshya Niraula *Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Afifa NaeemDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Sayaka MiuraDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Mishal RoyDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.
Saroj NepalDepartment of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a high-throughput sequencing approach that enables comprehensive quantification of transcriptomes at a genome-wide scale. As a result, RNA-Seq has become a routine component of molecular biology research, and more researchers are now expected to analyze RNA-Seq data as part of their projects. However, unlike the largely experimental nature of benchwork, RNA-Seq analysis demands proficiency with computational and statistical approaches to manage technical issues and large data sizes. Although numerous manuals and reviews on RNA-Seq data analysis are available, many are either highly specialized, fragmented, or overly superficial, leaving beginners to use tools without understanding the underlying principles. To address this gap, we provide a decision-oriented guide tailored for molecular biologists encountering RNA-Seq analysis for the first time. This review is designed for readers to enable to decide which tools and statistical approaches to use based on their data, goals, and constraints. We aim to equip beginners with the knowledge required to perform RNA-Seq analysis rigorously and with confidence.

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Beginner’s guidebioinformaticsDESeq2gene expression analysisRNA-Seq

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PMID41220428
PMCPMC12599993

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