Title: Statistical analysis identifies genes in prostate cancer

Authors: M. Vidhya

Addresses: Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Plot No. 50, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400 614, India

Abstract: The tumour samples with significant level of gene expression, among the samples taken for study, were identified. Genes were obtained by molecular definition of prostate cancer. Genes that cause malignancy in case of prostate cancer were selected from among these genes during this study. Few genes present which showed a high expression level for genes in the tumour samples in comparison to the normal samples were identified. These genes were also found to be distinct. These genes can be used for further studies and for obtaining possible treatments alternative for the disease.

Keywords: malignancy; gene expressions; microarray; prostate cancer; clusters; statistical analysis; tumour samples; molecular definition; medical engineering; informatics; bioinformatics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMEI.2009.026809

International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 2009 Vol.1 No.4, pp.407 - 417

Published online: 26 Jun 2009 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article