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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • Biostatistics
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Quantification precision in compartment-based methods is affected by partitioning and subsampling.
  • Current models are inaccurate for single-cell nucleic acid analysis due to subsampling levels.
  • Partitioning involves sample aliquoting, while subsampling analyzes only a portion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To statistically describe partitioning and subsampling effects on test result uncertainty.
  • To address and combine partitioning and subsampling effects for improved quantification.
  • To compare uncertainty in single-cell versus body fluid analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed statistical description of partitioning and subsampling effects.
  • Separate analysis of partitioning and subsampling, then combined for relative uncertainty.
  • Comparison of uncertainty for single-cell and body fluid analyses.

Main Results:

  • The binomial model is inaccurate for single-cell nucleic acid analysis.
  • Subsampling uncertainty dominates at low target concentrations; partitioning uncertainty increases at high concentrations.
  • Minimizing subsampling uncertainty reduces quantification uncertainty for low target concentrations in single-cell analysis.

Conclusions:

  • The study offers a methodological basis for evaluating partitioning and subsampling in quantification.
  • Improved design of digital quantification devices for point-of-care diagnostics is facilitated.
  • Accurate molecular diagnostics at the point-of-care can be achieved through optimized partitioning and subsampling.