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How can I use log2 RPM data(RNA-seq) to find differentially expressed genes?

Hello everyone,I am a new guy to R and RNA-seq . And now I have a gene expression matrix ,but the type of it is not the "counts",but the "log2RPM" ,I have no idea how can I use it.The package "edgeR" and "DEseq2" doesn't seem to be able to receive this type of data ,they receive "counts" ,so what package shound I use? And what fuction shound I choose? Please help me!! Thank you all !

log2rpm rna-seq

Oh!!! Thank you ,I'll read it carefully!!

Your comment does not mention that it doesn't address OP's principal question - the tutorial is for raw counts and does not mention RPM at all. You're giving OP information they already have while not addressing their question.

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Limma might be able with counts like that, but the typical software, DESeq2 and EdgeR, will not. You should attempt to convert back to raw counts.

Thank you so much ,now I am tring to handle it with limma!

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