Table 5

Comparison of the four protocols for quantity and quality of extracted RNA for only samples that produced biologically-useful RNA (RIN ≥ 1.4) in ten year old FFPE samples. Case success is defined for each protocol as the percentage of samples where at least one of three RNA extraction attempts provided a RIN ≥ 1.4.

Ten year old samples:

Protocol 1
Protocol 2
Protocol 3
Protocol 4

FFPE tissue input

80 μm
10 μm
20 μm
50 μm
Successful extractions

26/42 (62%)
26/42 (62%)
35/42 (83%)
30/42 (71%)
Case success

12/14 (86%)
14/14 (100%)
13/14 (93%)
13/14 (93%)
RNA (pg/μl)
Minimum value
1,236
1,650
1,314
9,864

Maximum value
73,861
165,588
137,594
314,693

Mean
17,754
51,985
30,160
107,042

Median
13,692
31,104
20,229
86,682
Minimum RIN of 1.4
Minimum value
1.4
1.5
1.9
1.8

Maximum value
2.5
5.2
4.4
6.1

Mean
2.0
2.5
2.3
2.4

Median
2.1
2.3
2.3
2.2

Ribeiro-Silva et al. BMC Molecular Biology 2007 8:118   doi:10.1186/1471-2199-8-118