Table 2

Comparison of degrees of different pathway networks

Pathway Network

Number of Nodes

Number of Edges

Average Degree

Comprehensive pathway network based on all types of pathway interactions

37

263

7.1

Comprehensive pathway network only based on sharing components

39

210

5.4

Comprehensive pathway network based on interactions without sharing components

18

27

1.5

Phenotype-specific pathway network in IL-1 case for angiogenesis, based on comprehensive pathway network

36

222

6.2

Phenotype-specific pathway network in TNF-α case for angiogenesis, based on comprehensive pathway network

41

241

5.9

Phenotype-specific pathway network in IL-1 case for angiogenesis, based on enriched pathway pipeline

10

15

1.5

Huang and Li BMC Bioinformatics 2010 11(Suppl 1):S32   doi:10.1186/1471-2105-11-S1-S32