Table 1 |
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Comparison of selected microarray data management software. |
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Feature |
ArrayTrack |
BASE |
EzArray |
MIMAS |
SBEAMS |
SMD |
|
|
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Affymetrix |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Spotted arrays |
x |
x |
x |
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Illumina |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Array LIMS |
x |
x |
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Biomaterial LIMS |
x |
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Connectivity to analysis and visualization tools |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Wizard-based annotation and experiment creation |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Batch import of data |
x |
x |
x |
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User/group management |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
Experimental factors definition |
x |
x |
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Data sharing and permissions management |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
MIAME compliant |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
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ArrayExpress/GEO |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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MGED Ontology support |
x |
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All compared tools are web browser based except for ArrayTrack which is a Java web start enabled Java application. An 'x' character denotes supported feature. See main text for a discussion about the different software. |
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Vallon-Christersson et al. BMC Bioinformatics 2009 10:330 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-10-330 |
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