Table 2

Estimation of number of probes that respond to target and display an intensity above the background


Probes above background in each sample
Probes and fragments above background in 5/5 samples


Probe count
Percentage
Probes # (%)
Fragment # (%)


data set 1

Sample1
12,017,471
97.47%
11,786,082
(95.59%)
1,329,822
(99.96%)
Sample2
12,025,953
97.54%




Sample3
12,075,266
97.94%




Sample4
12,092,454
98.08%




Sample5
12,080,046
97.97%






data set 2

Sample1
11,980,266
97.17%
11,697,525
(94.87%)
1,329,806
(99.96%)
Sample2
12,053,875
97.76%




Sample3
12,056,015
97.78%




Sample4
12,039,968
97.65%




Sample5
11,981,189
97.17%






data set 3

Sample1
11,965,896
97.05%
11,687,506
(94.79%)
1,329,818
(99.96%)
Sample2
12,061,150
97.82%




Sample3
12,027,025
97.54%




Sample4
12,060,619
97.82%




Sample5
12,040,767
97.66%





Note: Each data set represents a replicate of 1X–5X samples.

Shen et al. BMC Genetics 2008 9:27   doi:10.1186/1471-2156-9-27