Perturbations of Circulating miRNAs in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Detected Using a Multiplexed High-throughput Gene Expression PlatformNicolaas H. Fourie 1, Ralph M. Peace 1,2, Sarah K. Abey 1, LeeAnne B. Sherwin 1, John W. Wiley 3, Wendy A. Henderson 1
1Digestive Disorders Unit, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 2National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan
We describe the use of a multiplexed high-throughput gene expression platform that quantitates gene expression by barcoding and counting molecules in biological substrates without the need for amplification. We used the platform to quantitate microRNA (miRNA) expression in whole blood in subjects with and without irritable bowel syndrome.
