QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data

We developed a user-friendly, interactive program to simultaneously cluster and visualize omics data, such as DNA and protein array profiles. This program provides diverse algorithms for the hierarchical clustering of two-dimensional data. The clustering results can be interactively visualized and o...

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Main Authors: Nayoung Kim, Herin Park, Ningning He, Hyeon Young Lee, Sukjoon Yoon
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Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012-12-01
Series:Genomics & Informatics
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Online Access:http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-10-263.pdf
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Herin Park
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Hyeon Young Lee
Sukjoon Yoon
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description We developed a user-friendly, interactive program to simultaneously cluster and visualize omics data, such as DNA and protein array profiles. This program provides diverse algorithms for the hierarchical clustering of two-dimensional data. The clustering results can be interactively visualized and optimized on a heatmap. The present tool does not require any prior knowledge of scripting languages to carry out the data clustering and visualization. Furthermore, the heatmaps allow the selective display of data points satisfying user-defined criteria. For example, a clustered heatmap of experimental values can be differentially visualized based on statistical values, such as p-values. Including diverse menu-based display options, QCanvas provides a convenient graphical user interface for pattern analysis and visualization with high-quality graphics.
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spelling doaj-art-d68213c2c1cd4785a640c7d1ccf42b2e2025-02-02T02:50:06ZengBioMed CentralGenomics & Informatics1598-866X2234-07422012-12-0110426326510.5808/GI.2012.10.4.26325QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics DataNayoung Kim0Herin Park1Ningning He2Hyeon Young Lee3Sukjoon Yoon4Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea.Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea.Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea.Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea.Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul 140-742, Korea.We developed a user-friendly, interactive program to simultaneously cluster and visualize omics data, such as DNA and protein array profiles. This program provides diverse algorithms for the hierarchical clustering of two-dimensional data. The clustering results can be interactively visualized and optimized on a heatmap. The present tool does not require any prior knowledge of scripting languages to carry out the data clustering and visualization. Furthermore, the heatmaps allow the selective display of data points satisfying user-defined criteria. For example, a clustered heatmap of experimental values can be differentially visualized based on statistical values, such as p-values. Including diverse menu-based display options, QCanvas provides a convenient graphical user interface for pattern analysis and visualization with high-quality graphics.http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-10-263.pdfdata clusteringgenomicsheatmap visualizationmicroarray anlaysispattern recognition
spellingShingle Nayoung Kim
Herin Park
Ningning He
Hyeon Young Lee
Sukjoon Yoon
QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
Genomics & Informatics
data clustering
genomics
heatmap visualization
microarray anlaysis
pattern recognition
title QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
title_full QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
title_fullStr QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
title_full_unstemmed QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
title_short QCanvas: An Advanced Tool for Data Clustering and Visualization of Genomics Data
title_sort qcanvas an advanced tool for data clustering and visualization of genomics data
topic data clustering
genomics
heatmap visualization
microarray anlaysis
pattern recognition
url http://genominfo.org/upload/pdf/gni-10-263.pdf
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