Pooling breast cancer datasets has a synergetic effect on classification performance and improves signature stability.

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Published in BMC Genomics on August 06, 2008

Authors

Martin H van Vliet1, Fabien Reyal, Hugo M Horlings, Marc J van de Vijver, Marcel J T Reinders, Lodewyk F A Wessels

Author Affiliations

1: Information and Communication Theory Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands. m.h.vanvliet@tudelft.nl

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