© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 15, 1126-1127,
August 1, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Comparing Microarray Data: What Technology Is Needed?
DNA microarray analysis is gaining popularity and revealing gene expression patterns that accompany major cancers. The amount of information that can be revealed by a single microarray, a powerful tool that can simultaneously analyze changes in the structure or expression of thousands of genes, is impressive and, at times, overwhelming.
As the technology progresses, researchers will inevitably want to compare data from microarray experiments conducted by different laboratories, hoping that a deeper understanding of cancer will emerge. One of the many uses for microarray analysis is to develop gene- and protein-based classification systems for different cancers. This "molecular taxonomy of cancer," as Jeff Green,
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