Table 1 Summary of candidate EC reference genes identified for the normalisation of miRNA expression data in MB

Card A

RNU48

6p21.33

0.351

2.36

9.52

No

RNU44

1q25.1

0.709

1.02

6.50

Yes

MammU6

15q23

0.049

3.66

11.10

No

hsa-miR-133a

18q11.2/ 20q13.33

0.797

1.16

7.05

Yes

hsa-miR-339-5p

7p22.3

0.218

1.47

5.89

Yes

hsa-miR-214

1q24.3

0.853

1.36

8.45

Yes

hsa-miR-197

1p13.3

0.515

-1.41

5.65

Yes

hsa-miR-18a

13q31.3

0.687

1.09

9.64

Yes

hsa-miR-210

11p15.5

0.766

1.41

6.07

Yes

hsa-miR-328

16q22.1

0.564

1.46

7.40

Yes

hsa-miR-301a

17q22

0.384

1.32

7.23

Yes

hsa-miR-218

4p15.31

0.592

1.14

9.86

Yes

hsa-miR-149

2q37.3

0.647

-1.36

7.97

Yes

hsa-miR-20b

Xq26.2

0.397

-1.03

9.32

Yes

Card B

RNU48

6p21.33

0.250

2.64

9.50

No

RNU44

1q25.1

0.968

1.49

6.61

Yes

MammU6

15q23

0.023

4.29

13.25

No

RNU24

9q34

0.423

1.19

4.77

Yes

RNU43

22q13

<0.01

498.00

21.50

No

RNU6B

10p13

<0.01

14.98

9.16

No

hsa-miR-425*

3q21.31

0.493

1.42

4.53

Yes

hsa-miR-877

6p21.33

0.350

1.39

3.33

Yes

hsa-miR-130b*

22q11.2

0.910

-1.13

6.39

Yes

hsa-miR-181a-2*

9q33.3

0.972

1.48

6.10

Yes