Table 1 Comparison between EST and SAGE methods for the detection of low-abundance transcripts
From: SAGE is far more sensitive than EST for detecting low-abundance transcripts
Frequency of detection | Virtual tags from 3' EST | Experimental SAGE tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Tags | Copies |
1 | 2,278 | 854 | 854 |
2 | Â | 482 | 964 |
3 | Â | 313 | 939 |
4 | Â | 190 | 760 |
5 | Â | 97 | 485 |
6 to 10 | Â | 217 | 1,578 |
11 to 20 | Â | 86 | 1,234 |
21 to 100 | Â | 37 | 1,279 |
>100 | Â | 2 | 51,661 |
Total | 2,278 | 2,278 | 59,754 |