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Gene expression: one size does not fit all

Analysis of gene expression is critical to understanding the molecular underpinnings of normal and disease processes. Although in recent years the field has been flooded with microarray data, a multitude of non–array-based methods for studying the expression of genes are on the market. Laura Bonetta takes a look at them.

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Bonetta, L. Gene expression: one size does not fit all. Nat Methods 3, 401–408 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0506-401

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