An annotation infrastructure for the analysis and interpretation of Affymetrix exon array data
2007

Annotation Infrastructure for Affymetrix Exon Array Data

Sample size: 6 publication Evidence: high

Author Information

Author(s): Michał J Okoniewski, Tim Yates, Siân Dibben, Crispin J Miller

Primary Institution: Cancer Research UK, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Manchester

Conclusion

The X:MAP database and exonmap R package provide a comprehensive solution for analyzing Affymetrix exon array data.

Supporting Evidence

  • X:MAP is designed to support fine-grained analysis of exon array data.
  • The system provides gene-, transcript-, and exon-level summaries and visualization tools.
  • The study identified 11,109 differentially expressed probesets from two cell lines.

Takeaway

This study created tools to help scientists understand complex data from gene studies better. It's like building a special map to find out how genes work.

Methodology

The study developed an annotation database (X:MAP) and a BioConductor/R package (exonmap) for analyzing exon array data.

Limitations

The study may miss alternative splicing events not represented in current databases.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/gb-2007-8-5-r79

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