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Table 5 Correlation between tumor length (mm) and RNA quantity and quality

From: Quantity and quality of nucleic acids extracted from archival formalin fixed paraffin embedded prostate biopsies

 

Tumor length (mm)

RNA Yield

RNA A260/A280

RNA RIN-value

RNA CT-value

Tumor length (mm)

1.0

0.45**

0.14

0.37**

−0.25*

RNA Yield

–

1.0

−0.23*

0.19

−0.04

RNA A260/A280

–

–

1.0

−0.01

−0.51**

RNA RIN-value

–

–

–

1.0

−0.29*

RNA CT-value

–

–

–

–

1.0

  1. * Significant correlation p < 0.05. ** Significant correlation p < 0.001 using Pearson Correlation