Systematic Comparison of the T7-IVT and SMART-Based RNA Preamplification Techniques for DNA Microarray Experiments
Author(s) -
Jochen Wilhelm,
Jai Prakash Muyal,
Johannes Best,
Grażyna Kwapiszewska,
Maria Magdalena Stein,
Werner Seeger,
Rainer M. Bohle,
Ludger Fink
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2005.062406
Subject(s) - microarray , microbiology and biotechnology , laser capture microdissection , dna microarray , biology , rna , microarray analysis techniques , gene expression , computational biology , gene , genetics
Small biological samples obtained from biopsies or laser microdissection often do not yield sufficient RNA for successful microarray hybridization; therefore, RNA amplification is performed before microarray experiments. We compared 2 commonly used techniques for RNA amplification.
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