Meta-analysis of muscle transcriptome data using the MADMuscle database reveals biologically relevant gene patterns

BMC Genomics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Baron, Daniel ^a,b,c   Dubois, Emeric ^a,b,c   Bihouée, Audrey ^a,b,c   Teusan, Raluca ^a,b,c   Steenman, Marja ^a,b,c   Jourdon, Philippe ^a,b,c   Magot, Armelle ^c   Péréon, Yann ^c   Veitia, Reiner ^d,e   Savagner, Frédérique ^a,f,g   Ramstein, Gérard ^b   Houlgatte, Rémi ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^g ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DNA MICROARRAY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DATABASE; HEART MUSCLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INVERTEBRATE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GALLUS GALLUS; HOMO SAPIENS; INVERTEBRATA; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79951551658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-113     Document Type: Article

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