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Batch effect removal methods for microarray gene expression data integration: a survey

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Lazar, C., Meganck, S., Taminau, J., Steenhoff, D., Coletta, A., Molter, C., Weiss-Solis, D. Y., Duque, R. +2 more·2013·Briefings in Bioinformatics

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Genomic data integration is a key goal to be achieved towards large-scale genomic data analysis. This process is very challenging due to the diverse sources of information resulting from genomics experiments. In this work, we review methods designed to combine genomic data recorded from microarray gene expression (MAGE) experiments. It has been acknowledged that the main source of variation between different MAGE datasets is due to the so-called 'batch effects'. The methods reviewed here perform data integration by removing (or more precisely attempting to remove) the unwanted variation associated with batch effects. They are presented in a unified framework together with a wide range of evaluation tools, which are mandatory in assessing the efficiency and the quality of the data integration process. We provide a systematic description of the MAGE data integration methodology together with some basic recommendation to help the users in choosing the appropriate tools to integrate MAGE data for large-scale analysis; and also how to evaluate them from different perspectives in order to quantify their efficiency. All genomic data used in this study for illustration purposes were retrieved from InSilicoDB http://insilico.ulb.ac.be.

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Authors
Lazar, C., Meganck, S., Taminau, J., Steenhoff, D., Coletta, A., Molter, C., Weiss-Solis, D. Y., Duque, R., Bersini, H., & Nowe, A.
Affiliations
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
Corresponding author
  • Lazar, C.
  • Meganck, S.
  • Taminau, J.
Venue
Briefings in Bioinformatics
Published
2012-07-31
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
469-490
ISSN
  • 1467-5463 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-4054
OpenAlex
W2147013674
Cited by
333
References
62
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • Briefings in Bioinformatics (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Innoviris
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
batch effect correction, gene expression microarrays, genomic data integration, MAGE
MeSH terms
Computer Simulation, Genetic Variation, Gene Expression, Genome, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Genomics, Databases, Genetic, Transcriptome

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