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Abelin, Anna Cecilia Therese (2014) A Ratiometric-Based Measure of Gene Co-Expression. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9JH3J5B. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05072014-160838588
Abstract
Current measures of global gene expression analyses, such as correlation and mutual information-based approaches, largely depend on the degree of association between mRNA levels and to a lesser extent on variability. I develop and implement a new approach, called the Ratiometric method, which is based on the coefficient of variation of the expression ratio of two genes, relying more on variation than previous methods. The advantage of such modus operandi is the ability to detect possible gene pair interactions regardless of the degree of expression dispersion across the sample group. Gene pairs with low expression dispersion, i.e., their absolute expressions remain constant across the sample group, are systematically missed by correlation and mutual information analyses. The superiority of the Ratiometric method in finding these gene pair interactions is demonstrated in a data set of RNA-seq B-cell samples from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium. The Ratiometric method renders a more comprehensive recovery of KEGG pathways and GO-terms.
Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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Subject Keywords: | Ratio, Ratiometric, gene expression analysis, transcriptome, fold-change |
Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
Division: | Biology and Biological Engineering |
Major Option: | Biology |
Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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Defense Date: | 30 April 2014 |
Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:05072014-160838588 |
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05072014-160838588 |
DOI: | 10.7907/Z9JH3J5B |
Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
ID Code: | 8226 |
Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
Deposited By: | Anna Abelin |
Deposited On: | 25 Nov 2014 23:08 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2023 00:36 |
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