Table 1 List of 36 miRNAs always detected in plasma samples and their values for intraindividual test–retest standard deviation (SD), between-participant (B-P) SD, longitudinal drift (mean % change/month), and human plasma and/or serum references. Notes: Wang38 assays were performed using TaqMan (T) and Exiqon (E); Wu30 detection rates in 50% or 90% of plasma samples are denoted.

From: Analysis of the longitudinal stability of human plasma miRNAs and implications for disease biomarkers

MiRNA

Test–retest SD

B-P SD

Drift

Plasma or serum references

221-3p

0.22

0.29

0.09

30 (50%), 32, 36

125b-5p

0.24

0.41

− 0.01

36, 38 (T)

181a-5p

0.26

0.33

0.04

32, 36, 37

502-3p

0.28

0.24

− 0.03

36, 37

223-3p

0.30

0.43

0.14

29, 30 (90%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

24-3p

0.35

0.35

0.14

32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

199a-3p

0.40

0.28

− 0.08

30 (50%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

15a-5p

0.42

0.36

0.12

36, 37, 38 (E)

185-5p

0.42

0.29

0.16

29, 30 (50%), 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

652-3p

0.43

0.43

− 0.09

32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

let-7g-5p

0.43

0.41

− 0.05

30 (50%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

128-3p

0.44

0.45

0.12

32

181c-5p

0.44

0.41

0.20

None

484

0.47

0.32

0.13

30 (50%), 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

143-3p

0.47

0.35

− 0.14

32, 36

342-3p

0.47

0.48

− 0.07

31, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

660-5p

0.47

0.35

0.01

37, 38 (T)

451a

0.49

0.34

0.22

29, 30 (90%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

92a-3p

0.51

0.41

− 0.08

29, 30 (90%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

425-5p

0.52

0.35

0.21

30 (50%), 36, 37, 38 (E)

25-3p

0.57

0.42

− 0.13

30 (90%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

145-5p

0.58

0.36

0.19

36, 38 (E, T)

20a-5p

0.58

0.44

0.15

30 (50%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

320a

0.58

0.35

− 0.23

29 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

92b-3p

0.59

0.41

− 0.17

29

146a-5p

0.67

0.41

− 0.18

30 (50%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

26b-5p

0.70

0.42

− 0.20

32, 36, 37, 38 (E)

22-3p

0.75

0.40

0.32

30 (90%), 36, 37, 38 (E)

17-5p

0.80

0.44

0.39

30 (50%), 32, 36, 37, 38 (E, T)

125a-5p

0.87

0.53

− 0.21

36, 38 (E, T)

374b-5p

0.88

0.53

− 0.19

32, 36, 37

let-7d-5p

0.91

0.53

− 0.24

32, 36, 37

150-5p

0.93

0.54

− 0.30

32, 36, 38 (E, T)

448

0.96

0.36

− 0.29

None

155-5p

1.02

0.63

− 0.27

31, 32, 38 (T)

486-5p

1.08

0.64

− 0.40

29, 36, 37, 38 (E)