Text mining and network analysis to find functional associations of genes in high altitude diseases
Computational Biology and ChemistryPublished 2 May 2018
Balu Bhasuran, Devika Subramanian, Jeyakumar Natarajan
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The network constructed from this study proposes a large number of genes that work in-toto in high altitude conditions, and provides a good reference for further study of the genetic relationships inHigh altitude diseases.
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The network constructed from this study proposes a large number of genes that work in-toto in high altitude conditions. Overall, the result provides a good reference for further study of the genetic relationships in high altitude diseases.
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