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What are the units of expression?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:27:59 +0100

Expression values from Affymetrix chips relate to fluorescence intensity. Since there are multiple probes for each transcript on the microarray, these intensity values are summarized using various data processing algorithms. In our case, we mostly use MAS5 and GCRMA.

What kind of gene identifiers are supported for a query?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:23:10 +0100

In addition to official gene symbols and aliases, users can search by Affymetrix probe set identifiers and by keyword (ex: phosphatase).

How do I make link to GenomicScape to analyse a gene of interest?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:17:00 +0100

Permalinks are most easily generated based on gene name. For example, for the gene TP53:

http://genomicscape.com/microarray/gene_annotation.php?gene=TP53

How do I cite GenomicScape in my paper?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:07:34 +0100

To cite GenomicScape, include the link of website (http://www.genomicscape.com) in your paper. Note that when referencing any of the expression data sets in GenomicScape, you should also include a citation to the relevant paper describing those data.

What species does GenomicScape support?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:00:18 +0100

Currently, GenomicScape supports only gene expression data from human samples.

Which platforms are supported by GenomicScape?

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:30:00 +0100

Currently, GenomicScape supports only pre-normalized gene expression data from Affymetrix human microarray-platform (U133P2, U133A, U133B).