Can I use DataAssist or ExpressionSuite software for analysis if I acquired my qPCR data on the LightCycler 480?

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As opposed to using Excel for analysis.

I've never used DataAssist, but I don't believe that Expression Suite will even load anything but a LifeTechnologies' instrument binary data file.

There are tools in R/BioConductor that you could use, as long as the LightCycler output is text or can be exported to text. And Roche has their own free analytical software for their instruments (although I don't recall what they call it).

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