Public Databases and Software for the Pathway Analysis of Cancer Genomes

The study of pathway disruption is key to understanding cancer biology. Advances in high throughput technologies have led to the rapid accumulation of genomic data. The explosion in available data has generated opportunities for investigation of concerted changes that disrupt biological functions, t...

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Main Authors: Wan L. Lam, Timon P.H. Buys, Raj Chari, Ivy F.L. Tsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-01-01
Series:Cancer Informatics
Online Access:http://la-press.com/article.php?article_id=475
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Summary:The study of pathway disruption is key to understanding cancer biology. Advances in high throughput technologies have led to the rapid accumulation of genomic data. The explosion in available data has generated opportunities for investigation of concerted changes that disrupt biological functions, this in turns created a need for computational tools for pathway analysis. In this review, we discuss approaches to the analysis of genomic data and describe the publicly available resources for studying biological pathways.
ISSN:1176-9351