Table 5.

Coefficient of variation (CV%) of the ratio CT (pooled cDNAs)/CT (individual cDNA).

	Ratio CT pooled/individual method
	Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3	Sample 4	Average	SD	CV %
Muscle
miR-1	1.43	1.38	1.42	1.42	1.41	0.02	1.8
miR-16	1.20	1.19	1.18	1.16	1.18	0.02	1.3
miR-21	1.36	1.38	1.33	1.31	1.35	0.03	2.3
RNU44	1.29	1.29	1.29	1.28	1.29	0.01	0.5
Plasma
miR-16	1.24	1.19	1.28	1.22	1.23	0.04	3.0
miR-20a	1.27	1.25	1.29	1.26	1.26	0.02	1.6
miR-146a	1.15	1.19	1.20	1.19	1.18	0.02	1.7
miR-454	1.12	1.12	1.14	1.14	1.13	0.01	1.2