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Table 1 Relative copy number of LDL receptor gene exon 5 measured with Real-Time PCR and MLPA

From: Detection of large deletions in the LDL receptor gene with quantitative PCR methods

Method

Sample population

N

Mean

SD

CV (%)

Real-Time PCR

Normal

12

0.84

0.17

20

 

Deletion

17

0.44

0.097

22

MLPA

Normal

12

1.03

0.02

2

 

Deletion

17

0.54

0.05

10

  1. Mean relative allele copy number in 12 normal individuals and in 17 individuals with deletion of exon 5. SD: standard deviation. CV (%): coefficient of variation in percent.