Batch effects and pathway analysis: Two potential perils in cancer studies involving DNA methylation array analysis

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1052-1060

  Harper, Kristin N ^a   Peters, Brandilyn A ^a   Gamble, Mary V ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DNA; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; ARSENIC; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CPG ISLANDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FOLIC ACID; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84879015632     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0114     Document Type: Article

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