Validation of reference genes for normalization of relative qRT-PCR studies in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Validation of reference genes for normalization of relative qRT-PCR studies in papillary thyroid carcinoma

S Adeleh Razavi, Mandana Afsharpad, Mohammad Hossein Modarressi, Maryam Zarkesh, Parichehreh Yaghmaei, Shirzad Nasiri, S Mohammad Tavangar, Hanieh Gholami, Afsoon Daneshafrooz, Mehdi Hedayati Publication date 2019/10/23

Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in thyroid tumors require accurate data normalization, however, there are no sufficient studies addressing the suitable reference genes for gene expression analysis in malignant and normal thyroid tissue specimens. The purpose of this study was to identify valid internal control genes for normalization of relative qRT-PCR studies in human papillary thyroid carcinoma tissue samples. The expression characteristics of 12 candidate reference genes (GAPDH, ACTB, HPRT1, TBP, B2M, PPIA, 18SrRNA, HMBS, GUSB, PGK1, RPLP0, and PGM1) were assessed by qRT-PCR in 45 thyroid tissue samples (15 papillary thyroid carcinoma, 15 paired normal tissues and 15 multinodular goiters). These twelve candidate reference genes were selected by a systematic literature search. GeNorm, NormFinder, and BestKeeper statistical algorithms were …

Validation of reference genes for normalization of relative qRT-PCR studies in papillary thyroid carcinoma

SA Razavi, M Afsharpad, MH Modarressi, M Zarkesh… - Scientific reports, 2019