[BioC] Limma with block and replicate measurement

[Gordon Smyth]

Dear Yanyan

You can use the method described in Section 8.2 (Technical 
Replication) of the Limma User's Guide.

Best wishes
Gordon

>Message: 9
>Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:52:37 -0500
>From: Yanyan Li <yli at mail.jci.tju.edu>
>Subject: [BioC]  Limma with block and replicate measurement
>To: bioconductor at stat.math.ethz.ch
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>Hi Bioconductors:
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>I am doing Random Block Design for single-color arrays, consider the
>following target frame:
>
>FileName   Exp       Trt
>1                   1         A
>2                   1         B
>3                   1         C
>4                   1         D
>5                   2         A
>6                   2         B
>7                   2         C
>8                   2         D
>9                   3         A
>10                 3         B
>11                 3         C
>12                 3         D
>
>Each mRNA has 3 replicates (same y location and different x location), I am
>not a biology person, I hope I could express clearly.
>
>Now I want to compare pairwise groups across the 3 experiments, treat Exp
>as block factor (random) and each mRNA is repeated.
>
>How to incorporate random and repeated effects to lmFit command and also
>contrast.
>Is anyone deal with similar situation or any other suggestions?
>
>
>I appreciate all your help.
>
>
>
>Thanks a lot
>
>
>
>yanyan
>
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