Table 1

Description of microarray datasets

Disease Type

Datasets

Platform

# of Arrays

Restrictions

Reference

Breast Cancer

GSE3494

Affy HG-U133a

251

a

Miller et al. [33]

GSE2034

Affy HG-U133a

286

b, c

Wang et al. [34]

NKI

Hu25K

295

d, e, f

Van de Vijver et al. [35]

Sorlie

cDNA

121

a

Sorlie et al. [36]

Diffuse large B-Cell Lymphoma

Broad

Affy HG-U133a

176

a

Monti et al. [37]

GSE4475

Affy HG-U133a

220

a

Hummel et al. [38]

Renal Carcinoma

Zhao

cDNA

177

a

Zhao et al. [39]

a. No restrictions

b. Lymph-node negative

c. No adjuvant therapy

d. < 5 cm in diameter

e. < = 52 years at diagnosis

f. No previous history of cancer

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