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The aim of this paper is to propose a test procedure for the detection of differential alternative splicing across conditions for tiling array or exon chip data. While developed in a mixed model framework, the test procedure is exact (avoiding computational burden) and applicable to a large variety of contrasts, including several previously published ones. A simulation study is presented to evaluate the robustness and performance of the method. It is found to have a good detection power of genes under differential alternative splicing, even for five biological replicates and four probes per exon. The methodology also enables the comparison of various experimental designs through exact power curves. This is illustrated with the comparison of paired and unpaired experiments. The test procedure was applied to two publicly available cancer data sets based on exon arrays, and showed promising results.
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Stroke
September 2025
Brain Language Laboratory, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (A.-T.P.J., M.R.O., A.S., F.P.).
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Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Cutan Ocul Toxicol
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Department of Pharmacy Practice, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam, India.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the potential risk of Bullous pemphigoid (BP) associated with antidiabetic agents, antimicrobials, diuretics, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and biological agents.
Research Design And Methods: A retrospective pharmacovigilance data analysis was conducted using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) between Q1/2004 and Q3/2024. Disproportionality analyses, viz.
Front Digit Health
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Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Zurich, Switzerland.
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