This might be due to the single time point sampled or the sensitivity of the assay.
Further, the number of introns and extended regions in the nascent RNA data could affect the proportion of exonic sequence being sampled, biasing the sensitivity of the read per base pair measure.
Calculations show that, for small samples, the sensitivity of the gas-accepting ion source could be precision limited but zeptomole quantitation should be feasible.
Before the investigation using donated blood samples, the sensitivity of the NAT system was checked by spiking experiments.
When analyzed in fecal DNA samples, the sensitivity of both biomarkers decreased, whereas the specificity for NDRG4 methylation remained high.
For gastric fluid samples, the sensitivity of Xpert was equal to MODS and 9/33 (27.3%, [95% CI 9.2; 45.4]) for both tests.
Thus, in our preliminary assessment using this limited number of samples, the sensitivity of this assay was 85.7 (95% CI 0.572 0.982), and the specificity was 1.000 955% CI 0.929 0.978).
At the current level of sampling (at least 74 million tags per sample), the sensitivity of the RNASeq approach allowed the accurate identification of differentially expressed genes.
In this small sample, the sensitivity of a biopsy for persistent tumor was 9 (53 %) of 17, and the negative predictive value for persistent tumor was 12 (60 %) of 20.
For Cu samples, the sensitivity of oxygen increases with the gas flow while it decreases for Mg; no clear tendency is observed in the case of Al.
