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From: mRNA transcript quantification in archival samples using multiplexed, color-coded probes

Figure 2

Correlation of results obtained from Nanostring analysis of paired fresh-frozen and FFPE tissues. Scatter plot matrix (left panel, A) for the normalized mRNA transcript quantification values obtained by Nanostring analysis of 19 fresh-frozen vs. FFPE sample pairs (n = 38 samples). In this analysis, the pair-wise Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient was 0.90 (p < 0.0001). The right panel (B) shows a heatmap analysis for the Pearson correlation of absolute mRNA transcript abundance as determined by Nanostring, for all pair-wise combinations of samples. These results show a good-high correlation between absolute mRNA transcript quantification data in fresh-frozen vs. FFPE tissues using Nanostring analysis. Fresh-frozen and FFPE tissues are interspersed, and all technical replicates are adjacent in all cases. Gene expression patterns are highly consistent among the large majority of samples.

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