Gene characterization index: assessing the depth of gene annotation.

We introduce the Gene Characterization Index, a bioinformatics method for scoring the extent to which a protein-encoding gene is functionally described. Inherently a reflection of human perception, the Gene Characterization Index is applied for assessing the characterization status of individual gen...

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Main Authors: Danielle Kemmer, Raf M Podowski, Dimas Yusuf, Jochen Brumm, Warren Cheung, Claes Wahlestedt, Boris Lenhard, Wyeth W Wasserman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2194620?pdf=render