Large-scale data integration framework provides a comprehensive view on glioblastoma multiforme

Table 1 Analyses performed and corresponding TCGA glioblastoma data sets

Primary analysis	TCGA dataset(s)
Differentially expressed genes	Gene expression
Differentially expressed transcripts (DETs)	Exon expression
Differentially expressed miRNAs	miRNA expression
Survival affecting germline SNPs	Blood SNP arrays, clinical data
Survival affecting DETs	Exon expression, clinical data
Survival affecting differentially expressed miRNAs	miRNA expression, clinical data
Chromosomal aberrations (amplification and deletion)	aCGH
Integration of differential expression and chromosomal aberrations	aCGH, exon expression
DNA methylation	Methylation arrays

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