Table 4 Cost estimates for the three platforms for miRNA detection experiments.

From: A cross comparison of technologies for the detection of microRNAs in clinical FFPE samples of hepatoblastoma patients

Component

NGS

Microarray

NanoString

RNA input per sample (ng)

1000

400

100

Sample QC

12

12

10

Library construction

305

-

-

Sample prep, hybridization

-

691

393

Sequencing

263

-

-

Total cost per sample#

580

703

403

  1. # indicates all costs are shown in US dollars.
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