Application of microarray outlier detection methodology to psychiatric research

BackgroundMost microarray data processing methods negate extreme expression values or alter them so that they do not lie outside the mean level of variation of the system. While microarrays generate a substantial amount of false positive and spurious results, some of the extreme expression values may be valid and could represent true biological findings.MethodsWe propose a simple method to screen brain microarray data to detect individual differences across a psychiatric sample set. We demonstrate in two different samples how this method can be applied.ResultsThis method targets high-throughput technology to psychiatric research on a subject-specific basis.ConclusionAssessing microarray data for both mean group effects and individual effects can lead to more robust findings in psychiatric genetics.

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