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Nucleic Acid Quantification minor

Sample Out of Range - Too Low

Symptom
Qubit Fluorometer screen indicates samples are OUT OF RANGE (too low), sample fluorescence below lowest standard
Common Causes
  1. 1 Sample concentration below assay detection limit
  2. 2 Using broad range (BR) assay for low concentration samples
  3. 3 Insufficient sample volume used in assay
Solutions
  1. 1 Use larger sample volume (up to 20 µL maximum)
  2. 2 Switch from BR assay to HS (High Sensitivity) assay
  3. 3 For DNA: switch from Qubit DNA BR to Qubit DNA HS Assay
  4. 4 For RNA: switch from Qubit RNA BR to Qubit RNA HS Assay
  5. 5 Concentrate sample if possible before measurement
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