Table II.

RNA quantity and quality measurements of 6 samples.

Sample ID	RNA volume (µl)	RNA concentration (ng/µl)	RNA amount (µg)	RIN
1C	38	2,723	103.47	4
2C	65	2,692	174.98	7.6
3C	27	3,288	88.78	7.5
1N	14	334	4.68	5.7
2N	12	70	0.84	N/A
3N	38	1,784	67.79	4.7

C, primary tissues of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; N, adjacent normal tissues; RIN, RNA integrity number; N/A, not available.