RobNorm: model-based robust normalization method for labeled quantitative mass spectrometry proteomics data
Author(s) -
Meng Wang,
Lihua Jiang,
Ruiqi Jian,
Joanne Chan,
Qing Liu,
M Snyder,
Hua Tang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa904
Subject(s) - normalization (sociology) , outlier , computer science , robustness (evolution) , database normalization , data mining , pattern recognition (psychology) , artificial intelligence , biology , biochemistry , sociology , anthropology , gene
Data normalization is an important step in processing proteomics data generated in mass spectrometry experiments, which aims to reduce sample-level variation and facilitate comparisons of samples. Previously published methods for normalization primarily depend on the assumption that the distribution of protein expression is similar across all samples. However, this assumption fails when the protein expression data is generated from heterogenous samples, such as from various tissue types. This led us to develop a novel data-driven method for improved normalization to correct the systematic bias meanwhile maintaining underlying biological heterogeneity.
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