Table 3.
Components of biological variation in lung cancer patients.
| EIF2C1 | TERT | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of samplesa | 45 | 45 |
| Median (copies/ml) | 2918⋅78 | 3226⋅91 |
| Range (copies/ml) | 863⋅19–56,810⋅07 | 950⋅84–64,512⋅68 |
| CVI (%) | 23⋅8 | 22⋅7 |
| CVG (%) | 139⋅3 | 143⋅8 |
| CVA (%) | 4⋅7 | 5⋅6 |
| IIb | 0⋅17 | 0⋅16 |
| RCVc (%) | −48⋅4–93⋅9 | −47⋅3–89⋅6 |
| nd | 4 | 4 |
a
Number of samples analysed after exclusion of outliers.
b
II, Index of individuality.
c
RCV, outer limits for reference change values at 95% significance.
d
n, number of samples required to estimate homeostatic set point. Abbreviations: CVI, within-subject coefficient of variation; CVG, between-subject coefficient of variation; CVA, analytical coefficient of variation.