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Transformations for cDNA Microarray Data

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  • Cui Xiangqin

    (The Jackson Laboratory)

  • Kerr M. Kathleen

    (University of Washington)

  • Churchill Gary A.

    (The Jackson Laboratory)

Abstract

Two channel microarray data often contain systematic variations that can be minimized by data transformation prior to further analysis. The most commonly observed effects are revealed by viewing scatter plots of the logarithm of the ratio by the average logarithmic intensity of the two color channels (RI plots). In this paper we present a general model for signal intensity data with multiple error sources. We demonstrate how these sources of error influence the shape of an RI plot. We then compare some currently available transformation strategies in terms of their mechanism and performance on both simulated and real microarray data. A linlog transformation is proposed to stabilize the variance of the log ratios. We also propose a regional smoothing method to remove variation in log ratios due to spatial heterogeneity on the microarray surface. The discussed transformations represent an important initial step in microarray data analysis for both ratio-based and ANOVA methods.

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  • Cui Xiangqin & Kerr M. Kathleen & Churchill Gary A., 2003. "Transformations for cDNA Microarray Data," Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, De Gruyter, vol. 2(1), pages 1-22, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:sagmbi:v:2:y:2003:i:1:n:4
    DOI: 10.2202/1544-6115.1009
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    1. Ambroise Jérôme & Bearzatto Bertrand & Robert Annie & Macq Benoit & Gala Jean-Luc, 2012. "Combining Multiple Laser Scans of Spotted Microarrays by Means of a Two-Way ANOVA Model," Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, De Gruyter, vol. 11(3), pages 1-20, February.
    2. M. Kathleen Kerr, 2003. "Design Considerations for Efficient and Effective Microarray Studies," Biometrics, The International Biometric Society, vol. 59(4), pages 822-828, December.
    3. Zhijin Wu & Rafael Irizarry & Robert Gentleman & Francisco Martinez Murillo & Forrest Spencer, 2004. "A Model Based Background Adjustment for Oligonucleotide Expression Arrays," Johns Hopkins University Dept. of Biostatistics Working Paper Series 1001, Berkeley Electronic Press.
    4. Lama, Nicola & Boracchi, Patrizia & Biganzoli, Elia, 2009. "Exploration of distributional models for a novel intensity-dependent normalization procedure in censored gene expression data," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 53(5), pages 1906-1922, March.
    5. Kelmansky Diana M. & Martínez Elena J. & Leiva Víctor, 2013. "A new variance stabilizing transformation for gene expression data analysis," Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology, De Gruyter, vol. 12(6), pages 653-666, December.

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