Xiang CC, Chen M, Ma L, Phan QN, Inman JM, Kozhich OA, Brownstein MJ.

Nucleic Acids Res. 2003 May 1;31(9):e53. doi:10.1093/nar/gng053

A new strategy to amplify degraded RNA from small tissue samples for microarray studies.

Uses T3N9 instead of T7dT during all the RT reactions. No 3' bias. Efficient on degraded RNA. Independant of polyadenylation (useful for non-polyA genes, like histones).