Cat. No. / ID: 333002
QIAseq Targeted RNA Panels use a digital sequencing method, whereby a unique 12-base random molecular barcode incorporated into the gene-specific primers (GSP1) is used in the first extension step (after mRNA is converted to cDNA). Thus, every extension event yields a unique combination of molecular barcode and target sequence. At the end of sequencing, the relative amount of each mRNA target is determined by the number of unique molecular barcode-target combinations that were sequenced, thereby eliminating PCR duplicates and amplification bias, resulting in more accurate, unbiased gene expression analysis.