Table 2 Comparison of biological relevance of significant genes. Nine prostate cancer microarray datasets were analyzed. Enrichment p-values and odds ratios of gold standard genes (C0376358) in differentially expressed genes for three meta-analysis methods are shown.

From: Powerful p-value combination methods to detect incomplete association

 

p-value

Odds ratio

Gold standard genes

Significant genes

ALL

1

1

67

635

FEM

0.03946

1.55

57

467

wFisher

0.00476

2.22

56

442

ordmeta

0.00762

2.03

54

426

Union of three

0.01394

2.05

56

442

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