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Data pre-processing for expression data
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29
Category
Qlucore Omics Explorer
  Data Import
Date Created
2009-05-12 18:58:13
Date Updated
2017-09-28 15:55:58
What are the recommended expression values to import and how should I pre-process data?
Answer
For RNA-seq data there are several normalization methods to select from.

If you use the inbuilt normalization (for Affymetrix or Agilent files) you do not have to do any pre-processing. If you are importing data using for instance the wizard you should run some normalization algorithm before loading the data.

After loading data you need to make sure you are working with logged (logarithm) values since Qlucore Omics Explorer works with logged values. If the loaded data is not logged you can log the values inside the program by checking the "log" checkbox. in the data tab.

Examples on when you (normally) need to log your data manually are for Affymetrix files when you have used PLIER or MAS5, whereas RMA and GCRMA returns logged data. Note that different implementations of the algorithms might have included a log function, so the most general recommendation is to try to estimate if your data is logged or not. A rule of thumb is that data with all values below 16 are logged.

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