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ReviewRegulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP2017

A generic Transcriptomics Reporting Framework (TRF) for 'omics data processing and analysis.

Timothy W Gant, Ursula G Sauer, Shu-Dong Zhang, Brian N Chorley, Jörg Hackermüller, Stefania Perdichizzi, Knut E Tollefsen, Ben van Ravenzwaay, Carole Yauk, Weida Tong and 1 more

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Review in Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Timothy W GantCentre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE), Public Health England (PHE), Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, UK. Electronic address: tim.gant@phe.gov.uk.
Ursula G SauerScientific Consultancy - Animal Welfare, Germany.
Shu-Dong ZhangNorthern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, UK.
Brian N ChorleyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA.
Jörg HackermüllerDepartment of Molecular Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany.
Stefania PerdichizziCenter for Environmental Toxicology, Agency for Prevention, Environment and Energy (Arpae), Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Knut E TollefsenNorwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway.
Ben van RavenzwaayBASF SE, Germany.
Carole YaukEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Canada.
Weida TongNational Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA.
Alan PooleEuropean Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (ECETOC), Belgium.

Funding

Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A generic Transcriptomics Reporting Framework (TRF) is presented that lists parameters that should be reported in 'omics studies used in a regulatory context. The TRF encompasses the processes from transcriptome profiling from data generation to a processed list of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) ready for interpretation. Included within the TRF is a reference baseline analysis (RBA) that encompasses raw data selection; data normalisation; recognition of outliers; and statistical analysis. The TRF itself does not dictate the methodology for data processing, but deals with what should be reported. Its principles are also applicable to sequencing data and other 'omics. In contrast, the RBA specifies a simple data processing and analysis methodology that is designed to provide a comparison point for other approaches and is exemplified here by a case study. By providing transparency on the steps applied during 'omics data processing and analysis, the TRF will increase confidence processing of 'omics data, and regulatory use. Applicability of the TRF is ensured by its simplicity and generality. The TRF can be applied to all types of regulatory 'omics studies, and it can be executed using different commonly available software tools.

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Databases, GeneticAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansSoftwareStatistics as TopicBioinformaticsDifferentially expressed genesGene expressionNormalisation of ‘omics dataRegulatory toxicologyReproducibilityStatistical analysis

Identifiers

PMID29113939
PMCPMC6826341

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