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The need for transparency and good practices in the qPCR literature

  • S.A. Bustin
  • , V. Benes
  • , J. Garson
  • , J. Hellemans
  • , J. Huggett
  • , M. Kubista
  • , R. Mueller
  • , T. Nolan
  • , M.W. Pfaffl
  • , G. Shipley
  • , C.T. Wittwer
  • , P. Schjerling
  • , P.J. Day
  • , M. Abreu
  • , B. Aguado
  • , J.F. Beaulieu
  • , A. Beckers
  • , S. Bogaert
  • , J.A. Browne
  • , F. Carrasco-Ramiro
  • L. Ceelen, K. Ciborowski, P. Cornillie, S. Coulon, A. Cuypers, S. De Brouwer, L. De Ceuninck, J. De Craene, H. De Naeyer, W. De Spiegelaere, K. Deckers, A. Dheedene, K. Durinck, M. Ferreira-Teixeira, A. Fieuw, J.M. Gallup, S. Gonzalo-Flores, K. Goossens, F. Heindryckx, E. Herring, H. Hoenicka, L. Icardi, R. Jaggi, F. Javad, M. Karampelias, F. Kibenge, M. Kibenge, C. Kumps, I. Lambertz, T. Lammens, A. Markey, P. Messiaen, E. Mets, S. Morais, A. Mudarra-Rubio, J. Nakiwala, H. Nelis, P.A. Olsvik, C. Perez-Novo, M. Plusquin, T. Remans, A. Rihani, P. Rodrigues-Santos, P. Rondou, R. Sanders, K. Schmidt-Bleek, K. Skovgaard, K. Smeets, L. Tabera, S. Toegel, T. Van Acker, W. Van den Broeck, J. Van der Meulen, M. Van Gele, G. Van Peer, M. Van Poucke, N. Van Roy, S. Vergult, J. Wauman, M. Tshuikina-Wiklander, E. Willems, S. Zaccara, F. Zeka, J. Vandesompele

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    Abstract

    Two surveys of over 1,700 publications whose authors use quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) reveal a lack of transparent and comprehensive reporting of essential technical information. Reporting standards are significantly improved in publications that cite the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) guidelines, although such publications are still vastly outnumbered by those that do not.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNature Methods
    Volume10
    Issue number11
    Pages (from-to)1063-1067
    Number of pages5
    ISSN1548-7091
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • Detection
    • Polymerase chain reaction
    • PCR
    • Information
    • Quantitative research
    • Guideline adherence
    • Journal impact factors
    • Scientific literature
    • Review of the literature

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