The MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) consortium has evaluated methods for making clinically useful predictions from large-scale gene expression data. Existing clinical predictors have well-known ...

Affymetrix Inc. has announced the launch of Affymetrix University, a series of hands-on data analysis training courses that will be held in various locations throughout Europe and North America.

Participants learn how to prepare high quality fluorescently labeled gDNA then set up, hybridize and wash microarrays ready for analysis. The innovative coursework provides improved methods for ...

Batch effects are the systematic non-biological differences between batches (groups) of samples in microarray experiments due to various causes such as differences in sample preparation and ...

Current staging methods are inadequate for predicting the outcome of treatment of non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We developed a five-gene signature that is closely associated with survival of ...

In this issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology, Parker et al 16 report on a risk prediction model for breast cancer developed from expression data of 50 genes representing the five intrinsic molecular ...