Table 1. Macro variables of SASqPCR.

Macro Variable	Type	Annotation
%Efficiency (dilut, grad);
dilut	Numerical	Dilution factor of standard cDNA samples
grad	Numerical	Order of dilution series
%Stability (E_excluded, References, Count);
E_excluded	Numerical	Exclusion criterion based on PCR efficiencies
References	Character	List of individual reference genes
Count	Numerical	Number of reference genes
%Optimization (Control, Count);
Control	Character	Name of control cDNA samples
Count	Numerical	Number of reference genes
%Normalization (Control, Opt_Ref, N);
Control	Character	Name of control cDNA samples
Opt_Ref	Character	List of validated reference genes
N	Numerical	Number of optimized reference genes
%Exp_R (Target);
Target	Character	List of target genes