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BMCBI
2008
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Computational cluster validation for microarray data analysis: experimental assessment of Clest, Consensus Clustering, Figure of
Background: Inferring cluster structure in microarray datasets is a fundamental task for the so-called -omic sciences. It is also a fundamental question in Statistics, Data Analys...
Raffaele Giancarlo, Davide Scaturro, Filippo Utro
BMCBI
2008
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A visual analytics approach for understanding biclustering results from microarray data
Background: Microarray analysis is an important area of bioinformatics. In the last few years, biclustering has become one of the most popular methods for classifying data from mi...
Rodrigo Santamaría, Roberto Therón, ...
BMCBI
2008
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Simultaneous fitting of real-time PCR data with efficiency of amplification modeled as Gaussian function of target fluorescence
Background: In real-time PCR, it is necessary to consider the efficiency of amplification (EA) of amplicons in order to determine initial target levels properly. EAs can be deduce...
Anke Batsch, Andrea Noetel, Christian Fork, Anita ...
BMCBI
2008
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Signature Evaluation Tool (SET): a Java-based tool to evaluate and visualize the sample discrimination abilities of gene express
Background: The identification of specific gene expression signature for distinguishing sample groups is a dominant field in cancer research. Although a number of tools have been ...
Chih-Hung Jen, Tsun-Po Yang, Chien-Yi Tung, Shu-Ha...
BMCBI
2008
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NITPICK: peak identification for mass spectrometry data
Background: The reliable extraction of features from mass spectra is a fundamental step in the automated analysis of proteomic mass spectrometry (MS) experiments. Results: This co...
Bernhard Y. Renard, Marc Kirchner, Hanno Steen, Ju...
BMCBI
2008
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MS-DOCK: Accurate multiple conformation generator and rigid docking protocol for multi-step virtual ligand screening
Background: The number of protein targets with a known or predicted tri-dimensional structure and of drug-like chemical compounds is growing rapidly and so is the need for new the...
Nicolas Sauton, David Lagorce, Bruno O. Villoutrei...
BMCBI
2008
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Novel computational methods for increasing PCR primer design effectiveness in directed sequencing
Background: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used in directed sequencing for the discovery of novel polymorphisms. As the first step in PCR directed sequencing, effective PCR pr...
Kelvin Li, Anushka Brownley, Timothy B. Stockwell,...
BMCBI
2008
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WGCNA: an R package for weighted correlation network analysis
Background: Correlation networks are increasingly being used in bioinformatics applications. For example, weighted gene co-expression network analysis is a systems biology method ...
Peter Langfelder, Steve Horvath
BMCBI
2008
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SimHap GUI: An intuitive graphical user interface for genetic association analysis
Background: Researchers wishing to conduct genetic association analysis involving single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or haplotypes are often confronted with the lack of user-f...
Kim W. Carter, Pamela A. McCaskie, Lyle J. Palmer
BMCBI
2008
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nGASP - the nematode genome annotation assessment project
Background: While the C. elegans genome is extensively annotated, relatively little information is available for other Caenorhabditis species. The nematode genome annotation asses...
Avril Coghlan, Tristan J. Fiedler, Sheldon J. McKa...