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ArticleNucleic acids research2019

A new normalization for Nanostring nCounter gene expression data.

Ramyar Molania, Johann A Gagnon-Bartsch, Alexander Dobrovic, Terence P Speed

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Ramyar MolaniaTranslational Genomics and Epigenomics Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia.
Johann A Gagnon-BartschDepartment of Statistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, MI 48109, USA.
Alexander DobrovicTranslational Genomics and Epigenomics Laboratory, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia.
Terence P SpeedBioinformatics Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Nanostring nCounter gene expression assay uses molecular barcodes and single molecule imaging to detect and count hundreds of unique transcripts in a single reaction. These counts need to be normalized to adjust for the amount of sample, variations in assay efficiency and other factors. Most users adopt the normalization approach described in the nSolver analysis software, which involves background correction based on the observed values of negative control probes, a within-sample normalization using the observed values of positive control probes and normalization across samples using reference (housekeeping) genes. Here we present a new normalization method, Removing Unwanted Variation-III (RUV-III), which makes vital use of technical replicates and suitable control genes. We also propose an approach using pseudo-replicates when technical replicates are not available. The effectiveness of RUV-III is illustrated on four different datasets. We also offer suggestions on the design and analysis of studies involving this technology.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungDendritic CellsGene Expression ProfilingHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesLung NeoplasmsLymphocyte ActivationSingle Molecule Imaging

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