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ReviewNature methods2009

Statistical methods for analysis of high-throughput RNA interference screens.

Amanda Birmingham, Laura M Selfors, Thorsten Forster, David Wrobel, Caleb J Kennedy, Emma Shanks, Javier Santoyo-Lopez, Dara J Dunican, Aideen Long, Dermot Kelleher and 4 more

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Review in Nature methods, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 338 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

338 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Amanda BirminghamThe RNAi Global Initiative, Lafayette, Colorado, USA. amanda.birmingham@thermofisher.com
Laura M Selfors
Thorsten Forster
David Wrobel
Caleb J Kennedy
Emma Shanks
Javier Santoyo-Lopez
Dara J Dunican
Aideen Long
Dermot Kelleher
Queta Smith
Roderick L Beijersbergen
Peter Ghazal
Caroline E Shamu

Funding

Treatments for Nipah Virus InfectionU54AI057159 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WHELAN, SEAN PJ · 2003 to 2013
$113.7M
SMART ASSAYS FOR LIGANDS TO STUDY AND TREAT CANCERP01CA078048 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI TALLARICO, JOHN A · 1998 to 2008
$16.6M
Genetic screens for IR resistanceU19AI067751 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI ELLEDGE, STEPHEN J · 2005 to 2009
$9.9M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D019621/1NCI NIH HHS CA078048NCI NIH HHS P01 CA078048NIAID NIH HHS AI057159NIAID NIH HHS AI067751NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI067751NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI057159Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) has become a powerful technique for reverse genetics and drug discovery, and in both of these areas large-scale high-throughput RNAi screens are commonly performed. The statistical techniques used to analyze these screens are frequently borrowed directly from small-molecule screening; however, small-molecule and RNAi data characteristics differ in meaningful ways. We examine the similarities and differences between RNAi and small-molecule screens, highlighting particular characteristics of RNAi screen data that must be addressed during analysis. Additionally, we provide guidance on selection of analysis techniques in the context of a sample workflow.

Indexed as

RNA InterferenceSmall Molecule LibrariesAnimalsComputer SimulationModels, StatisticalResearch DesignRNA, Small InterferingRNA, Small InterferingSmall Molecule Libraries

Identifiers

PMID19644458
PMCPMC2789971

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