Validation of endogenous controls for gene expression studies in peripheral lymphocytes from war veterans with and without PTSD

Table 1 Gene symbol, molecular function and amplification efficiency of four candidate endogenous controls.

Gene Symbol	Gene Name	Function	Amplification efficiency E (%)
BA	β-Actin	Cytoskeletal structural protein	96
B2M	β₂-Microglobulin	β-Chain of major histocompatibility complex class I molecule	91
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	Glycolytic enzyme	103
PolR2A	RNA polymerase II polypeptide A	DNA directed RNA polymerase activity	98

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