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. 2013 Oct 8;14:690. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-690

Table 3.

Linear range

Gene Assay Linear Range (ng/well) Quadratic p-value Cubic p-value Maximum Absolute Deviation from Linearity
ARF1
2-5.3 to 27.7
<.0001
0.1191
0.37
ATP5E
2-3.3 to 27.7
<.0001
0.0418
0.82
AZGP1
2-3.3 to 27.7
0.0006
0.1143
0.46
BGN
2-5.3 to 27.7
0.0030
0.4064
0.57
CLTC
2-5.3 to 27.7
0.0145
0.2198
0.28
COL1A1
2-5.3 to 27.7
0.2406
0.0268
0.31
FAM13C1
2-3.3 to 27.7
0.9180
0.0026
0.81
FLNC
2-1.3 to 27.7
0.0002
0.0001
0.17
GPS1
2-3.3 to 27.7
0.3704
<.0001
0.40
GSN
2-2.3 to 27.7
<.0001
0.8081
0.57
GSTM2
2-1.3 to 27.7
0.2461
0.0009
0.23
KLK2
2-5.3 to 27.7
0.3600
0.0008
0.16
PGK1
2-3.3 to 27.7
0.0224
0.5250
0.30
SFRP4
2-2.3 to 27.7
0.5033
0.1019
N/A
SRD5A2
20.7 to 210.7
0.0002
0.1016
0.34
TPM2
2-5.3 to 27.7
<.0001
0.2190
0.43
TPX2 20.7 to 210.7 0.5396 0.5799 N/A

N/A: No statistically significant departure from linearity.

Estimated linear ranges, associated p-values for quadratic or cubic regression models and maximum deviations from linearity for each of the 17 genes. The results were calculated using the data obtained from the 15-point dilution series.