Table 3.
Small RNA spectrum found in plasma and miRNA-Ref samples.
| Type | miRNA-Ref | plasma | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| counts | % | counts | % | |
| discarded reads (*) | 39% | 53% | ||
| scaRNA | 299 | 0.1% | 217 | 0.1% |
| ribozyme | 27 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| misc_RNA | 3992 | 1.0% | 33695 | 12.8% |
| rRNA | 634 | 0.2% | 384 | 0.1% |
| vaultRNA | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| sRNA | 11 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| miRNA | 347441 | 84.4% | 153596 | 58.2% |
| snoRNA | 9431 | 2.3% | 197 | 0.1% |
| tRNA | 12660 | 3.1% | 1663 | 0.6% |
| sRNA | 536 | 0.1% | 323 | 0.1% |
| unannotated | 36794 | 8.9% | 73817 | 28.0% |
| total counts (**) | 411831 | 100% | 263892 | 100% |
(*) Unmapped reads and more than 2 multimaps of all sequenced reads. (**) Counts includes only mapped reads with 2 or less multimaps. scaRNA: small-Cajal body-specific RNA; misc_RNA: miscellaneous RNA; rRNA: ribosomic RNA; sRNA: 5 S ribosomal RNA; snoRNA: small nucleolar RNA; tRNA: transfer RNA; snRNA: small nuclear RNA.