OBJECTIVES: We describe a quality assurance procedure to maximize the value of oligonucleotide microarray expression profiles. DESIGN, METHODS, AND RESULTS: Background microarray noise was 82.2+/-54.5 and 51.8+/-12.4 units, respectively, before and after enacting the program (P<0.0001). We also noted improved concordance of microarray expression fold-changes for selected genes with results of RT-PCR validation. CONCLUSIONS: This multi-step procedure, including quantification of RNA sample degradation and detection of outlier data points, has increased data quality from our microarray facility.
OBJECTIVES: We describe a quality assurance procedure to maximize the value of oligonucleotide microarray expression profiles. DESIGN, METHODS, AND RESULTS: Background microarray noise was 82.2+/-54.5 and 51.8+/-12.4 units, respectively, before and after enacting the program (P<0.0001). We also noted improved concordance of microarray expression fold-changes for selected genes with results of RT-PCR validation. CONCLUSIONS: This multi-step procedure, including quantification of RNA sample degradation and detection of outlier data points, has increased data quality from our microarray facility.
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