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\title{\RMAp\ and \RMApp\ using the \texttt{RefPlus} package}
\author{Kai-Ming Chang, Chris Harbron, Marie C South\\
kaiming@kfsyscc.org\\
Chris.Harbron@astrazeneca.com\\
Marie.C.South@astrazeneca.com
}
\date{Dec 23, 2008}
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\begin{abstract}
\noindent In this vignette, we introduce the ideas behind Extrapolation 
Strategy({\RMAp}) and Extrapolation Averaging ({\RMApp}) methods, and
give examples of using the functions in this package.
\end{abstract}
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\section{Introduction}
The Extrapolation Strategy and Extrapolation Averaging are Affymetrix GeneChip
microarray data pre-processing methods proposed by Goldstein (2006). These
methods were independently developed by Chang, Harbron and South (2006),
termed {\RMAp} and {\RMApp}. Katz et al.\ (2006) also independently developed 
the {\RMAp} method, termed {\refRMA}. This vignette will use the ``{\RMAp}" and 
``{\RMApp}" nomenclature for these algorithms. \RMAp\ is an extension to the 
\RMA\ algorithm by Irizarry et al.\ (2004), and \RMApp\ is a further extension 
based on the \RMAp\ method.

The \RMAp\ algorithm calculates the microarray intensities using a pre-stored
\RMA\ model trained on a reference microarray set (can be standard reference
microarrays, microarrays from an independent study, or an incomplete set of
microarrays in a study). \RMAp\ measurements of a microarray can be considered
as an approximation to the \RMA\ measurements of this microarray when the
microarray is \RMA ed with the reference set microarrays in one batch.

\RMApp\ measurements of a microarray are the average of multiple \RMAp\
measurements of a microarray based on several reference sets. If the reference
sets cover more information of the microarrays to be pre-processed than a single
reference set does, the \RMApp\ measurements will provide a better approximation
to the \RMA\ measurements.

\section{\texttt{RMA+}}
\RMAp\ procedure:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Fit the \RMA\ model on the reference set and store the normalizing
quantiles and the estimated probe effects;
\item Background correct the probe intensities of the microarrays to be
pre-processed;
\item Normalize the background-corrected probe intensities to the normalizing
quantiles (reference quantiles);
\item Derive the probeset intensity using the estimated probe effects and
normalized background-corrected probe intensity data.
\end{enumerate}

Step 1 can be done using the \texttt{rma.para} function in the package. The
normalizing quantiles and the estimated probe effects are returned. Step 2-4 can
be done using the \texttt{rmaplus} function.

Both functions provide an option of skipping the background correction step. In
this case, the microarrays can be background-corrected independently.

\section{\RMApp}
\RMApp procedure
\begin{enumerate}
\item Fit multiple \RMA\ models on several reference sets and store the
normalizing quantiles and the estimated probe effects of these reference sets;
\item Calculate the \RMAp\ measurements of the microarrays of interest for each
reference set;
\item Average multiple \RMAp\ measurements of the microarray based on these
reference sets.
\end{enumerate}

\section{Example}
\subsection{\RMAp}
The Dilution dataset in the \texttt{affydata} package consists of 4 microarray
samples. 
<<>>=
##Use Dilution in affydata package
library(RefPlus)
library(affydata)
data(Dilution)
sampleNames(Dilution)
@
Firstly, we calculate the \RMA\ measurements of the 4 microarays $Ex0$: 

<<>>=
##Calculate RMA intensities using the rma function.
Ex0<-exprs(rma(Dilution))
@
Secondly, we form a reference set using the first 3 samples and derive the
reference quantiles and the reference probe effects:

<<>>=
##Background correct, estimate the probe effects, and calculate the 
##RMA intensities using rma.para function.
Para<-rma.para(Dilution[,1:3],bg=TRUE,exp=TRUE)
Ex1 <- Para[[3]]
@

Then, we calculate the \RMAp\ measurements of all microarrays $Ex2$. 
Figure 1 compares the \RMA\ measurements and the \RMAp\ measurements of these 4
microarrays.

<<>>=
##Calculate the RMA+ intensity using rmaplus function. 
Ex2 <- rmaplus(Dilution, rmapara=Para, bg = TRUE)
@

\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \begin{center}
<<fig=true>>=
par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(Ex0[,1],Ex2[,1],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[1])
plot(Ex0[,2],Ex2[,2],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[2])
plot(Ex0[,3],Ex2[,3],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[3])
plot(Ex0[,4],Ex2[,4],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[4])
@
    \caption{\RMA\ (Ex0) vs. \RMAp\ (Ex2).}
  \end{center}
\end{figure}

\subsection{\RMApp}
Now, we form another reference set using the 2-4 samples and calculate a new set
of \RMAp\ measurements $Ex3$.
<<>>=
Para2 <- rma.para(Dilution[,2:4],bg=TRUE,exp=TRUE)
Ex3 <- rmaplus(Dilution, rmapara=Para2, bg = TRUE)
@

We can then obtain a set of \RMApp\ measurements by averaging these two sets of
\RMAp\ measurements $Ex4$. Figure 2 compares the \RMA\ measurements and the
\RMApp\ measurements of these 4 microarrays.
<<>>=
Ex4 <- (Ex2+Ex3)/2
@

\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \begin{center}
<<fig=true>>=
par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(Ex0[,1],Ex4[,1],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[1])
plot(Ex0[,2],Ex4[,2],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[2])
plot(Ex0[,3],Ex4[,3],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[3])
plot(Ex0[,4],Ex4[,4],pch=".",main=sampleNames(Dilution)[4])
@
    \caption{\RMA\ (Ex0) vs. \RMApp\ (Ex4).}
  \end{center}
\end{figure}

\newpage
The root mean squares differences(RMSD) between \RMA\ measurements and 2 \RMAp\
measurements, are
<<>>=
sqrt(mean((Ex0-Ex2)^2))
sqrt(mean((Ex0-Ex3)^2))
@
and the RMSD between \RMA\ measurements and \RMApp\ measurements is
<<>>=
sqrt(mean((Ex0-Ex4)^2))
@

We can see that the \RMApp\ measurements can provide a better approximation to
the \RMA\ measurements, which is consistant with the comparison between figure 1
and figure 2.

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Oligonucleotide Arrays," \textit{Bioinformatics,} 22, 2364-2372. 
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\end{thebibliography}
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