A comparison between quantitative PCR and droplet digital PCR technologies for circulating microRNA quantification in human lung cancer.
Paola CampomenosiElisabetta GiniDouglas M NoonanAlbino PoliPaola D'AntonaNicola RotoloLorenzo DominioniAndrea ImperatoriPublished in: BMC biotechnology (2016)
Analyses of serum miRNAs performed with qPCR and ddPCR were largely concordant. Both qPCR and ddPCR can reliably be used to quantify circulating miRNAs, however, ddPCR revealed similar or greater precision and higher throughput of analysis.