Variation of RNA Quality and Quantity Are Major Sources of Batch Effects in Microarray Expression Data

The great utility of microarrays for genome-scale expression analysis is challenged by the widespread presence of batch effects, which bias expression measurements in particular within large data sets. These unwanted technical artifacts can obscure biological variation and thus significantly reduce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mario Fasold, Hans Binder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Microarrays
Subjects:
RNA
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3905/3/4/322