References

Nucleic acids

1. Bustin SA (2004) A-Z of quantitative PCR. International University Line, La Jolla.
   
2. Nolan T, Hands RE, Bustin SA (2006). Quantification of mRNA using real-time RT-PCR, Nat Protoc, 1:1559-1582
   
3. Shipley, G.L. (2005) Real-Time Quantitative PCR: Theory and Practice. In Encyclopedia of molecular cell biology and molecular medicine (R. A. Meyers, Ed.), Vol. 11, pp. 481-523. Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim.
   
4. Shipley, G.L. (2006) Chapter 1: An Introduction to Real-Time PCR. In Real-Time PCR (Dorak MT (Ed), New York, Taylor & Francis Group.
   
5. Stephen A Bustin, Vladimir Benes, Jeremy A Garson, Jan Hellemans, Jim Huggett, Mikael Kubista, Reinhold Mueller, Tania Nolan, Michael W Pfaffl, Gregory L Shipley, Jo Vandesompele, and Carl T Wittwer (2009).The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR, Clinical Chemistry, 55, 609-620.

Proteins

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Upcoming Meetings:

Nucleic acids

Advances in qPCR
Select Biosciences
Belin, Germany
September 17-18, 2009
https://selectbiosciences.com/conferences/AqPCR2009/

qPCR Congress 2009
Oxford Global Conferences
London, England
November 26-27, 2009
http://www.qpcr-congress.com/

qPCR Symposium USA
TATAA Biocenter
November 9 - 12, 2009
Clarion Hotel San Francisco Airport
Millbrae, CA
http://www.qpcrsymposium.com/

Proteins

CHI Biomarker Discovery Summit
September 22-29, 2009
Washington, D.C.

Useful Websites:

The following web site updated regularly by Michael Pfaffl in Freising-Weinstephan, Germany has many useful links for all things related to real-time qPCR http://www.gene-quantification.info/

A guide for assay design:

An Introduction to Designing Probe-Based Real-Time qPCR Assays— Gregory L. Shipley, Ph.D.