Quality checks and data analyses were carried out using Affymetrix Genechip operating software (gcos) and quality reporter. The array data was normalized per chip and per gene. The per-chip normalization was carried out to the median.
Qualitychecks and data analyses were carried out using AffymetrixGenechip operating software (gcos) and quality reporter. Thearray data was normalized per chip and per gene. The per-chipnormalization was carried out to the median.