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Websites
- Microarray Gene Expression Data Society www.mged.org
- Gene Expression Omnibus www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo
- Array Express www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress
- GeneChip® Expression Analysis Technical Manual www.affymetrix.com/support/technical/ manual/expression_manual.affx