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New FLink function: gene expression data → ranked list of pathways

[15 MAR 2011]  Gene expression data in the GEO Profiles database now link to associated records in the BioSystems database. A button on the GEO Profiles search results page will automatically perform a multiple step FLink operation that retrieves pathways containing one or more of the genes represented in the expression data. The pathways can be ranked by frequency (illustrated example) or percent (%) coverage (illustrated example). More about FLink's ranking methods...

New FLink feature: rank hits by percent (%) coverage

[15 MAR 2011]   FLink ranks hits from a destination database according to frequency, by default. Now, an alternative ranking method of percent (%) coverage is available for select destination databases such as BioSystems. It is an indicator of the degree to which your input list covers the scope of each retrieved record. For example, if 12 GeneIDs (from your input list of N genes) are linked to a particular biosystem record, and if that biosystem record has links to a total of 48 GeneIDs in the Entrez Gene database, then the percent coverage of that biosystem record by your input list will be 25%. More about FLink's ranking methods...