Title :
An Introduction to MAMA (Meta-Analysis of MicroArray data) System
Author :
Zhang, Zhe ; Fenstermacher, David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomedical Eng., North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC
Abstract :
Analyzing microarray data across multiple experiments has been proven advantageous. To support this kind of analysis, we are developing a software system called MAMA (meta-analysis of microarray data). MAMA utilizes a client-server architecture with a relational database on the server-side for the storage of microarray datasets collected from various resources. The client-side is an application running on the end user´s computer that allows the user to manipulate microarray data and analytical results locally. MAMA implementation will integrate several analytical methods, including meta-analysis within an open-source framework offering other developers the flexibility to plug in additional statistical algorithms
Keywords :
client-server systems; medical information systems; meta data; relational databases; MAMA; client-server architecture; metaanalysis of microarray data; relational database; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical informatics; Breast cancer; Computer architecture; Data analysis; Gene expression; Performance analysis; Relational databases; Software systems; Testing; Meta-Analysis; Microarray; System Architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616304
