Developing algorithms to discover novel cancer genes: A look at the challenges and approaches

IEEE Signal Processing Magazine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Saksena, Gordon ^a   Mermel, Craig ^a   Getz, Gad ^a  

^a BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DNA SEQUENCES;

BIOLOGICAL INSIGHT; CANCER GENES; CANCER RESEARCH; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; HUMAN GENOMES; MASSIVELY PARALLELS; QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES;

GENE ENCODING;

EID: 85032751525     PISSN: 10535888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2011.943011     Document Type: Article

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