Table 4 Comparison of MPSS and Illumina bead array results The samples were analyzed by MPSS and bead array. The number of genes detected by each method and the degree of overlap is summarized. Note much higher degree of overlap when the top 2000 hits were compared. *: Most of the genes detected by MPSS were novel genes not included in the bead array.
ES | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
Common in both (Top 2000 hits) | 1,622 | 81.1 |
Common in both (All hits) | 5,071 | 46.0 |
By bead array only | 3,462 | 31.4 |
By MPSS only * | 2,504 | 22.7 |
Total | 11,037 | 100 |
EB | No. | % |
Common in both (All hits) | 5,168 | 43.1 |
By bead array only | 4,131 | 34.4 |
By MPSS only * | 2,694 | 22.5 |
Total | 11,993 | 100 |