Identification of usual interstitial pneumonia pattern using RNA-Seq and machine learning: challenges and solutions
Abstract Background We developed a classifier using RNA sequencing data that identifies the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. We addressed significant challenges, including limited sample size, biological and technical sample heterogeneity...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4467-6 |