xQTLbiolinks (version 1.6.2)

xQTLdownload_geneMedExp: Download median expressions for multiple genes in a specified tissue

Description

Download median expressions for multiple genes in a specified tissue

Usage

xQTLdownload_geneMedExp(
  genes = "",
  geneType = "auto",
  tissueSiteDetail = "",
  recordPerChunk = 150
)

Value

A data.table object.

Arguments

genes

(character string or a character vector) gene symbols or gencode ids (versioned or unversioned are both supported).

geneType

(character) options: "auto","geneSymbol" or "gencodeId". Default: "auto".

tissueSiteDetail

(character) details of tissues in GTEx can be listed using tissueSiteDetailGTExv8 or tissueSiteDetailGTExv7

recordPerChunk

(integer) number of records fetched per request (default: 150).

Examples

geneMedExp <- xQTLdownload_geneMedExp(genes="LYNX1")
geneMedExp <- xQTLdownload_geneMedExp(genes=c("TP53", "IRF5"))