What RNA Amplification kit does Illumina recommend?
Two kits have been tested for use with Illumina’s Gene Expression products: Ambion Total Prep Kit (Catalog No. IL1791) and EpiCenter Target Amp Nano-g Biotin-aRNA Labeling Kit (Catalog No. TAN07924). In addition, the Ovation Amplification Kits from NuGen have been shown to produce acceptable results with the use of a modified protocol. Please note that Illumina does not provide technical support for these kits.