Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 766-771 , October 2010

Detecting Differentially Expressed Genes: Minimizing Burden of Testing and Maximizing Number of Discoveries

  • Wen-Chung Lee, MD, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Wen-Chung Lee, MD, PhD, Rm. 536, No. 17, Xuzhou Rd., Taipei 100, Taiwan. Fax: 886-2-23511955.

Received 6 April 2009 ,Accepted 5 April 2010.

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PII: S1047-2797(10)00082-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.04.002

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 10 , Pages 766-771 , October 2010

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