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Merge microarray datasetes with same platform

Hi all, I need to merge 10 microarray datasets of the same platform. Any hint how to do it? Is there any R package for this? I found about inSilicoDb but I guess it is not in use anymore. 2 of the datasets are this and this.

Thanks

microarray merge dataset

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I analyse different datasets separately and then run metaanlysis over the estimated mean/sd of log fold changes. There are other approaches, for example, you can column-bind the datasets together and fit a huge model if your limma skills are up to it and the datasets really are from the same platform. There's a tool called mergeMaid that will help if they aren't from the same platform.

I thought I'd written this as a comment. I don't have time to find appropriate code to beef this up to 'answer' status

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