Absolute Quantification of Plasma MicroRNA Levels in Cynomolgus Monkeys, Using Quantitative Real-time Reverse Transcription PCRTakuma Iguchi 1, Noriyo Niino 1, Satoshi Tamai 1, Ken Sakurai 1, Kazuhiko Mori 1
1Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
This report describes a protocol for measuring the absolute levels of plasma miRNA, using quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR with or without pre-amplification. This protocol affords better understanding of the quantity of plasma miRNAs and allows qualitative assessment of corresponding data from different studies or laboratories.
