[BioC] normalizeByReference package for Affymetrix ChIP-chip data

[Wolfgang Huber]

Dear Jennifer

I assume you mean the normalizeByReference function in the tilingArray 
package.

1. the "background" parameter refers to probes on the array, not 
samples. Here, you need to specify an (as large as possible) set of 
probes for which you expect no enrichment signal. These are used to 
estimate the typical background signal also for all other probes by 
interpolation.

2. You don't need a probeAnno object to call this function, so I am not 
sure why you are asking?

Please let me know if you have any questions that are not well answered 
by the manual page of this function.

Best wishes
      Wolfgang

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Wolfgang Huber, EMBL, http://www.ebi.ac.uk/huber


JENNIFER JUDY ha scritto:
> Hello.
> 
> We are currently trying to apply the normalizeByReference package to Affymetrix ChIP-chip data for human and mouse samples. Specifically, I am looking for advice regarding the background parameters (are control samples sufficient in this case). Additionally, does anyone have advice on how to create a probeAnno object with Affy's bpmap files? 
> 
> Any help is much appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Jen
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