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RPKUM

What is “RPKUM” in RNAseq analysis context? There is no description about it in the paper and I cannot find any web pages which explain about it. It could be Reads Per Kilobase of “Unit” per Million mapped reads, I guess, but not sure.

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written by Satoshi • Satoshi

"...no description about it in the paper" - which paper?

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written by seidel seidel

this paper

Now I noticed that The supplemental information has Abbreviations including RPKUM…

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written by Satoshi • Satoshi

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It has been explained as Reads Per Kilobase of Unique exon per Million mapped reads (RPKUM) in this paper.

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written by GenoMax GenoMax

Thanks a lot! Using RPKUM seems to be important when we want to avoid underestimating gene expression level in some cases.

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