easyDifferentialGeneCoexpression (version 1.4)

probesetRetrieval: Function that reads a CSV file of probesets or gene symbols and, in the latter case, it retrieves the original probesets

Description

Function that reads a CSV file of probesets or gene symbols and, in the latter case, it retrieves the original probesets

Usage

probesetRetrieval(
  probesets_or_gene_symbols,
  csv_file_name,
  platformCode,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Value

a vector of probesets

Arguments

probesets_or_gene_symbols

flag saying if we're reading probesets or gene symbols

csv_file_name

complete name of CSV file containing the probesets or the gene symbols

platformCode

code of the microarray platform for which the probeset-gene symbol mapping should be done

verbose

prints all the intermediate message to standard output or not