Creates a CAN_data object from a tibble or data-frame of candidate genes.
Usage
CAN_data(dat, keep_rownames_as = NULL)
Value
A CAN_data object, i.e. a tibble.
Arguments
dat
Tibble, set of candidate genes of interest. See Details.
keep_rownames_as
Character, the name of the column in which to save the
rownames of the input data-frame. Default value is NULL, i.e. rownames will
be discarded.
Details
The input data should have one row per gene, and at least the
following columns:
chromosome: character column, chromosome on which the gene is located.
start and end: numeric, starting and end position of the gene (in bp).
A column position will be constructed as the middle value (mean) between
start and end.
name: character, the name of the candidate genes to be displayed.