RNA-seq: impact of RNA degradation on transcript quantification

Table 1 Genes observed in all individuals until or after a particular time point

Seen until	0 hours	12 hours	24 hours	48 hours	84 hours
#genes	14	9	72	52	11,923
Mean RPKM when seen	0.68	0.679	1.29	1.09	32.689
Unseen before	0 hours	12 hours	24 hours	48 hours	84 hours
#genes	n/a	4	2	19	35
Mean RPKM when seen	n/a	1.078	2.212	2.769	3.034

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