Table 1 Pearson correlations coefficients for qPCR cycle difference (∆Cq) between preamplified and non-preamplified samples.

From: Straightforward and sensitive RT-qPCR based gene expression analysis of FFPE samples

∆Cq

FF-FF

FFPE-FFPE

FFPE-FF

NGP – HEK293

0.996

0.867

0.886

NGP – SK-N-AS

0.992

0.885

0.902

NGP – MCF7

0.995

0.886

0.899

HEK293 – SK-N-AS

0.995

0.940

0.931

HEK293 – MCF7

0.997

0.935

0.874

SK-N-AS – MCF7

0.996

0.960

0.916

  1. All P-values for Pearson correlations < 0.001; correlations calculated for 48 genes.