Characterizing qPCR Assays Using Different Software Tools.
Jonathan Phillips, Gregor Blaha
Published: 2024-07-25 DOI: 10.17504/protocols.io.5qpvok7b7l4o/v1
Abstract
This protocol aims to assist those new to qPCR data analysis and those who seek to escape the closed-source, proprietary software tied to their qPCR instrumentation.
Here we describe how to assess the quality of qPCR data and qPCR assays using:
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CFX Maestro 2.3, the software native to Bio-Rad qPCR instruments,
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Microsoft Excel version 2404,
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a Bayesian inference Using Gibbs Sampling (BUGS) script presented by PJ Schmidt et al.,
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the 'LOD calculator' R-script, and
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the ‘qpcR’ R software package