Gene expression microarray data analysis demystified

Biotechnology Annual Review

Volumn 14, Issue , 2008, Pages 29-61

  Roberts, Peter C ^a  

^a VizX Labs   (United States)

Author keywords

clustering; correction for multiple testing; cross platform comparison; gene expression; gene ontology; microarray; microarray data analysis; normalization; pathway; preprocessing; statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MODELS, GENETIC; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PROTEOME;

EID: 46149122759     PISSN: 13872656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-2656(08)00002-1     Document Type: Review

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