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Table 5 Stability values and rankings according to BestKeeper, geNorm, NormFinder, DeltaCt, and RefFinder

From: Evaluation of suitable reference genes for gene expression studies in the developing mouse cortex using RT-qPCR

Gene

BestKeeper

geNorm

NormFinder (without group identifiers)

NormFinder (with group identifiers)

DeltaCt

Comprehensive ranking (RefFinder)

MAD

Rank

M value

Rank

S value

Rank

S value

Rank

SDavg

Rank

GMR

Rank

Actb

1.034

5

0.529

5

0.580

5

0.306

4

0.639

5

5.000

5

Gapdh

0.762

4

0.456

4

0.159

1

0.125

1

0.451

1

2.000

2

B2m

0.452

2

0.293

1

0.202

2

0.157

2

0.451

2

1.682

1

Rpl13a

0.413

1

0.293

1

0.494

4

0.309

5

0.560

4

2.000

2

Hprt

0.503

3

0.423

3

0.355

3

0.282

3

0.527

3

3.000

4

  1. MAD, average absolute deviation; M value, stability measure; S value, stability value; SDavg, mean standard deviation; GMR, geometric mean of the ranking