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BMCBI
2007
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DAVID Knowledgebase: a gene-centered database integrating heterogeneous gene annotation resources to facilitate high-throughput
Background: Due to the complex and distributed nature of biological research, our current biological knowledge is spread over many redundant annotation databases maintained by man...
Brad T. Sherman, Da Wei Huang, Qina Tan, Yongjian ...
BMCBI
2010
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Inferring gene regression networks with model trees
Background: Novel strategies are required in order to handle the huge amount of data produced by microarray technologies. To infer gene regulatory networks, the first step is to f...
Isabel A. Nepomuceno-Chamorro, Jesús S. Agu...
BMCBI
2008
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Information-based methods for predicting gene function from systematic gene knock-downs
Background: The rapid annotation of genes on a genome-wide scale is now possible for several organisms using high-throughput RNA interference assays to knock down the expression o...
Matthew T. Weirauch, Christopher K. Wong, Alexandr...
BMCBI
2008
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Network motif-based identification of transcription factor-target gene relationships by integrating multi-source biological data
Background: Integrating data from multiple global assays and curated databases is essential to understand the spatiotemporal interactions within cells. Different experiments measu...
Yuji Zhang, Jianhua Xuan, Benildo de los Reyes, Ro...
BMCBI
2008
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Extending pathways based on gene lists using InterPro domain signatures
Background: High-throughput technologies like functional screens and gene expression analysis produce extended lists of candidate genes. Gene-Set Enrichment Analysis is a commonly...
Florian Hahne, Alexander Mehrle, Dorit Arlt, Annem...
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...
BMCBI
2010
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GeneBrowser 2: an application to explore and identify common biological traits in a set of genes
Background: The development of high-throughput laboratory techniques created a demand for computer-assisted result analysis tools. Many of these techniques return lists of genes w...
Joel Arrais, João Fernandes, João Pe...
BMCBI
2008
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Gene and pathway identification with Lp penalized Bayesian logistic regression
Background: Identifying genes and pathways associated with diseases such as cancer has been a subject of considerable research in recent years in the area of bioinformatics and co...
Zhenqiu Liu, Ronald B. Gartenhaus, Ming Tan, Feng ...
BMCBI
2008
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Use of normalization methods for analysis of microarrays containing a high degree of gene effects
Background: High-throughput microarrays are widely used to study gene expression across tissues and developmental stages. Analysis of gene expression data is challenging in these ...
Terri T. Ni, William J. Lemon, Yu Shyr, Tao P. Zho...
BMCBI
2007
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From genes to functional classes in the study of biological systems
Background: With the popularisation of high-throughput techniques, the need for procedures that help in the biological interpretation of results has increased enormously. Recently...
Fátima Al-Shahrour, Leonardo Arbiza, Hern&a...