“…The differing normalization methods may reflect differences in the outcome of miRNA expression findings ( 150 ). Additionally, several studies utilized RNU6 as a reference gene when normalizing their RT-qPCR data ( 5 , 10 , 16 , 18 , 25 , 28 , 33 , 39 , 46 , 47 , 60–63 , 65 , 66 , 79 , 80 , 82 , 84 , 85 , 87 , 92 , 97 , 101 , 107–109 , 113 , 114 , 116 , 120 , 135 , 139–141 , 143 , 147 , 149 ), which, since RNU6 is not a miRNA and therefore may not behave as a miRNA, has been suggested to lead to inaccurate or skewed results ( 151 , 152 ). Additionally, some studies chose to normalize their data to their exogenous reference gene or spike in control ( 19 , 55 , 142 ).…”