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ddCt

The ddCt Algorithm for the Analysis of Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR)

Bioconductor version: 3.24 · Package version: 1.69.0

The Delta-Delta-Ct (ddCt) Algorithm is an approximation method to determine relative gene expression with quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) experiments. Compared to other approaches, it requires no standard curve for each primer-target pair, therefore reducing the working load and yet returning accurate enough results as long as the assumptions of the amplification efficiency hold. The ddCt package implements a pipeline to collect, analyse and visualize qRT-PCR results, for example those from TaqMan SDM software, mainly using the ddCt method. The pipeline can be either invoked by a script in command-line or through the API consisting of S4-Classes, methods and functions.

Installation

if (!require("BiocManager", quietly = TRUE))
    install.packages("BiocManager")

BiocManager::install("ddCt")

Details

MaintainerJitao David Zhang <jitao_david.zhang@roche.com>
AuthorJitao David Zhang, Rudolf Biczok, and Markus Ruschhaupt
LicenseLGPL-3
Downloads rank607
Source branchdevel
biocViewsDifferentialExpression, GeneExpression, MicrotitrePlateAssay, Software, qPCR

Documentation

Download

Follow the installation instructions to use this package in your R session.

Source packageddCt_1.69.0.tar.gz
Windows binary (x86_64)ddCt_1.69.0.zip
macOS binary (arm64)ddCt_1.69.0.tgz
macOS binary (x86_64)ddCt_1.69.0.tgz
Dependencies

Depends: R (>= 2.3.0), methods

Imports: Biobase (>= 1.10.0), RColorBrewer (>= 0.1-3), xtable, lattice, BiocGenerics

Suggests: testthat (>= 3.0.0), RUnit