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annaffy (version 1.44.0)

.aaf.raw: Fetch raw annotation data

Description

Retrieve annotation data from a data package, loading the library if necessary.

Usage

.aaf.raw(probeids, chip, type)

Arguments

probeids
character vector containing probe ids
chip
name of chip, see details
type
type of annotation, see details

Value

A list of annotation data for the given probeids. Each list contains a sub-list containing the actual data.

Details

The core workings of this function depend on an (informal) protocol used in creating the BioConductor Affymetrix annotation data packages. Based on currently published (and unpublished) data packages, the current protocol includes the following features:

The package is named after the chip, The package contains datasets named