Introduction
Microarray data analysis involves several distinct steps, as outlined below. Changing any one of the steps has the potential to change the outcome of the analysis, so the MAQC Project was created to identify a set of standard strategies. Companies exist that use the MAQC protocols to perform a complete analysis.
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