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Chromosome Analysis Suite 3.0

Nov 16, 2014

Affymetrix has added a new feature to version 3 .0 of its Chromosome Analysis Suite software, a tool that enables researchers analyze and visualize the functional impact of copy number changes on gene expression in cancer samples. The company's newly added concurrent molecular analysis profiling capability lets cancer researchers combine whole-genome copy number data with gene expression profiles and explore the functional impact of copy number alterations.

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