TCGAretriever (version 1.9.1)

get_case_lists: Retrieve Case List Available for a Specific Cancer Study.

Description

Each study includes one or more "case lists". Each case list is a collection of samples that were analyzed using one or more platforms/assays. It is possible to obtain a list of case list identifiers from cbioportal.org for a cancer study of interest. Identifier, name, description and category are returned for each entry.

Usage

get_case_lists(csid, dryrun = FALSE)

Value

Data Frame including Case List information.

Arguments

csid

String corresponding to the Identifier of the Study of Interest

dryrun

Logical. If TRUE, all other arguments (if any) are ignored and a representative example is returned as output. No Internet connection is required for executing the operation when `dryrun` is TRUE.

Author

Damiano Fantini,

References

https://www.data-pulse.com/dev_site/TCGAretriever/

Examples

# Set `dryrun = FALSE` (default option) in production!
blca_case_lists <- get_case_lists("blca_tcga", dryrun = TRUE)  
blca_case_lists