A systematic comparison and evaluation of high density exon arrays and RNA-seq technology used to unravel the peripheral blood transcriptome of sickle cell disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transcriptomic studies in clinical research are essential tools for deciphering the functional elements of the genome and unraveling underlying disease mechanisms. Various technologies have been developed to deduce and quantify the t...

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Main Authors: Raghavachari Nalini, Barb Jennifer, Yang Yanqin, Liu Poching, Woodhouse Kimberly, Levy Daniel, O‘Donnell Christopher J, Munson Peter J, Kato Gregory J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/5/28