MiRNA qPCR reactions were performed using the TaqMan MicroRNA reverse transcription kit (Life Technologies), Taqman MicroRNA qPCR assays (Life Technologies) and TaqMan Universal PCR Master Mix, as previously described [25 (link), 26 (link)]. Briefly, cDNA was reverse transcribed from total RNA using specific miRNA primers according to the suggested reaction conditions on a BioRad T100 thermal cycler. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was performed using a ViiA 7 Real Time PCR System (Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, CA). Sno202 was used as a housekeeping control RNA. Relative expression was calculated using the 2−ΔΔCtmethod.
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