filterGenes {yarn} | R Documentation

## Filter specific genes

### Description

The main use case for this function is the removal of sex-chromosome genes. Alternatively, filter genes that are not protein-coding.

### Usage

    filterGenes(obj, labels = c("X", "Y", "MT"),
      featureName = "chromosome_name", keepOnly = FALSE)

### Arguments

`obj` | ExpressionSet object.
`labels` | Labels of genes to filter or keep, eg. X, Y, and MT
`featureName` | FeatureData column name, eg. chr
`keepOnly` | Filter or keep only the genes with those labels

### Value

Filtered ExpressionSet object

### Examples

    data(skin)
    filterGenes(skin,labels = c('X','Y','MT'),featureName='chromosome_name')
    filterGenes(skin,labels = 'protein_coding',featureName='gene_biotype',keepOnly=TRUE)

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