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BMCBI
2007
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Meta-analysis of several gene lists for distinct types of cancer: A simple way to reveal common prognostic markers
Background: Although prognostic biomarkers specific for particular cancers have been discovered, microarray analysis of gene expression profiles, supported by integrative analysis...
Xinan Yang, Xiao Sun
BMCBI
2007
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A comprehensive evaluation of SAM, the SAM R-package and a simple modification to improve its performance
Background: The Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) is a popular method for detecting significantly expressed genes and controlling the false discovery rate (FDR). Recently...
Shunpu Zhang
BMCBI
2007
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Haplotype-based score test for linkage in nuclear families
Background: To look for genetic linkage between angiotensin-I converting enzyme(ACE) gene and hypertension in a Korean adolescent cohort, we developed a powerful test using the co...
Chung Mo Nam, Dae Ryong Kang, Jinheum Kim
BMCBI
2007
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Compression-based classification of biological sequences and structures via the Universal Similarity Metric: experimental assess
Background: Similarity of sequences is a key mathematical notion for Classification and Phylogenetic studies in Biology. It is currently primarily handled using alignments. Howeve...
Paolo Ferragina, Raffaele Giancarlo, Valentina Gre...
BMCBI
2007
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GeneBins: a database for classifying gene expression data, with application to plant genome arrays
Background: To interpret microarray experiments, several ontological analysis tools have been developed. However, current tools are limited to specific organisms. Results: We deve...
Nicolas Goffard, Georg Weiller
BMCBI
2007
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Integrating sequence and structural biology with DAS
Background: The Distributed Annotation System (DAS) is a network protocol for exchanging biological data. It is frequently used to share annotations of genomes and protein sequenc...
Andreas Prlic, Thomas A. Down, Eugene Kulesha, Rob...
BMCBI
2007
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TagSmart: analysis and visualization for yeast mutant fitness data measured by tag microarrays
Background: A nearly complete collection of gene-deletion mutants (96% of annotated open reading frames) of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been systematically constructed....
Chulyun Kim, Sangkyum Kim, Russell Dorer, Dan Xie,...
BMCBI
2007
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Application of a correlation correction factor in a microarray cross-platform reproducibility study
Background: Recent research examining cross-platform correlation of gene expression intensities has yielded mixed results. In this study, we demonstrate use of a correction factor...
Kellie J. Archer, Catherine I. Dumur, G. Scott Tay...
BMCBI
2007
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'Unite and conquer': enhanced prediction of protein subcellular localization by integrating multiple specialized tools
Background: Knowing the subcellular location of proteins provides clues to their function as well as the interconnectivity of biological processes. Dozens of tools are available f...
Yao Qing Shen, Gertraud Burger
BMCBI
2007
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Genome Expression Pathway Analysis Tool - Analysis and visualization of microarray gene expression data under genomic, proteomic
Background: Regulation of gene expression is relevant to many areas of biology and medicine, in the study of treatments, diseases, and developmental stages. Microarrays can be use...
Markus Weniger, Julia C. Engelmann, Jörg Schu...