MiMiR: a comprehensive solution for storage, annotation and exchange of microarray data

Background: The generation of large amounts of microarray data presents challenges for data collection, annotation, exchange and analysis. Although there are now widely accepted formats, minimum standards for data content and ontologies for microarray data, only a few groups are using them together to build and populate large-scale databases. Structured environments for data management are crucial for making full use of these data. Description: The MiMiR database provides a comprehensive infrastructure for microarray data annotation, storage and exchange and is based on the MAGE format. MiMiR is MIAME-supportive, customised for use with data generated on the Affymetrix platform and includes a tool for data annotation using ontologies. Detailed information on the experiment, methods, reagents and signal intensity data can be captured in a systematic format. Reports screens permit the user to query the database, to view annotation on individual experiments and provide summary statistics...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: BMCBI
• Authors: Mahendra Navarange, Laurence Game, Derek Fowler, Vihar Wadekar, Helen Banks, Nicola Cooley, Fatimah Rahman, Justin Hinshelwood, Peter Broderick, Helen C. Causton
• Keywords: BMCBI 2005, Databases, Microarray Data, MiMiR