Principal component analysis (PCA) of samples profiled by small RNAseq technique

Abstract

A. PCA of urine samples on the basis of normalized read counts of the known and putative novel miRNAs for the 38 samples initially processed. The red arrows indicate the outlier Control samples (C5, C6 and C7). B. PCA excluding the high outlier samples. CKD: Chronic kidney disease; PN: Pyelonephritis; SB/C: Subclinical bacteriuria/Cystitis; UO: Ureteral obstruction.Peer reviewe