Rank-based transcriptional signatures: A novel approach to diagnostic biomarker definition and analysis

Systems Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 228-239

  Lauria, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic biomarker; Gene expression profile; RNA microarray; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MRNA EXPRESSION ASSAY; SPECIES; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

EID: 85043216795     PISSN: 21628130     EISSN: 21628149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/sysb.25982     Document Type: Article

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