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Table 3 Raw Cq-value and CVs (coefficients of variation) for adult blood samples

From: Comparison of blood RNA isolation methods from samples stabilized in Tempus tubes and stored at a large human biobank

RNA isolation protocol

CDKN1A

FOS

IL1B

IL8

MYC

TP53

MagMax semiautomated

 Average

30.5

26.9

28.4

30.4

29.1

28.3

 SD

0.7

0.2

0.8

0.3

0.4

0.4

 % CV

2.1

0.8

3.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

MagMax manual

 Average

30.1

26.5

27.9

30.0

28.8

27.8

 SD

0.7

0.3

0.7

0.3

0.4

0.3

 % CV

2.5

1.2

2.6

1.1

1.2

1.0

Norgen

 Average

30.7

26.6

28.2

30.2

29.9

28.7

 SD

0.7

0.4

0.8

0.4

0.4

0.4

 % CV

2.3

1.4

2.7

1.2

1.3

1.3

Tempus spin

 Average

29.4

26.1

27.9

29.5

28.9

27.8

 SD

0.7

0.3

0.8

0.4

0.3

0.4

 % CV

2.4

1.1

2.8

1.3

1.2

1.4

Tempus 6-port

 Average

29.9

26.4

28.0

29.9

29.1

28.0

 SD

0.8

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.3

0.3

 % CV

2.5

0.8

2.4

1.0

1.1

1.0

Overall average

 Average

30.1

26.5

28.1

30.0

29.2

28.1

 SD

0.9

0.4

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.5

 % CV

2.8

1.5

2.8

1.5

1.8

1.7

  1. CVs are shown in italics; the overall averaged CVs range between 1.5 and 2.8 %