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Statistical development and evaluation of microarray gene expression data filters.

Stan Pounds1, Cheng Cheng

  • 1Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA. stanley.pounds@stjude.org

Journal of Computational Biology : a Journal of Computational Molecular Cell Biology
|May 11, 2005
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The m/n filter for microarray data analysis is statistically analyzed, revealing its limitations. New pooled p-value filters offer superior power and performance, though all filters may still hinder gene discovery.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Statistical Genomics
  • Microarray Data Analysis

Background:

  • Microarray data analysis commonly employs filtering to remove unexpressed probe sets.
  • The widely used m/n filter lacks statistical validation and its properties are not well understood.
  • Existing filtering methods may impact the accurate identification of differentially expressed genes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive the statistical properties (level and power) of the m/n filter.
  • To propose and evaluate novel filtering methods: the pooled p-value filter and the error-minimizing pooled p-value filter.
  • To assess the impact of filtering on the discovery of differentially expressed genes.

Main Methods:

  • Statistical derivation of the m/n filter's properties.

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  • Development of pooled p-value filters combining probe-level p-values.
  • Simulation studies and case-study analysis comparing filter performance.
  • Method for estimating filtering impact on differential expression analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • The m/n filter's statistical properties were derived.
    • Pooled p-value filters demonstrated uniformly most powerful performance under a beta model.
    • Pooled p-value filters exhibited superior power compared to the m/n filter in simulations and case studies.
    • Filter impact analysis indicated potential hindrance to gene discovery, even with optimal filters.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed pooled p-value and error-minimizing pooled p-value filters significantly outperform the m/n filter.
    • Careful consideration of filtering impact is crucial for accurate microarray data analysis.
    • Statistical methods for filtering and impact assessment are essential for reliable gene expression studies.