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. 2014 Feb 18;9(2):e89331. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089331

Figure 2. Determination using the geNorm algorithm of the optimal number of reference genes required for effective normalization.

Figure 2

Pairwise variation (Vn/n+1) calculated between the normalization factors NFn and NFn+1 to assess the optimal number of reference genes to use in normalisation. V<0.15 is considered sufficient to normalise. Here, the use of two to three genes have a V2/3 = 0.0575, which indicates that the use of two to three genes is sufficient to calculate the normalization factor.