Lessons from DNA Microarrays


1) Unknown Genes

2) Cancer Diagnosis


Unknown Genes - "guilt by association"

Can we use DNA microarrays to predict cellular roles for "unknown genes"?

Guilt by association means if 3 out of four genes are known and the unknown one appears to be coordinately regulated, then perhaps the unknown gene has a related function.

 

Two examples from DeRisi et al. diauxic shift paper:

Seven Repressed Genes

Seven Induced Genes

 


Potential for Improved Cancer Treatment with DNA Microarrays
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)


69 tissue samples and 17,000 genes

Recluster DLBCL samples using Germinal Center and Activated B-cell genes

Correlation of DNA microarray analysis and clinical outcomes of patients

(all figures with permission of Pat Brown)


GCAT

Genomics Course

Biology Department


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