loadGtexData {psichomics} | R Documentation

## Download and load GTEx data

### Description

Download and load GTEx data

### Usage

    loadGtexData(
      folder = getDownloadsFolder(),
      data = getGtexDataTypes(),
      tissue = NULL,
      release = getGtexReleases()[[1]],
      progress = TRUE
    )

### Arguments

`folder` | Character: folder containing data
`data` | Character: data types to load (see `getGtexDataTypes`)
`tissue` | Character: tissues to load (if `NULL`, load all); tissue selection may speed up data loading
`release` | Numeric: GTEx data release to load
`progress` | Boolean: display progress?

### Value

List with loaded data

### See Also

Other functions associated with GTEx data retrieval: `getDownloadsFolder()`, `getGtexDataTypes()`, `getGtexTissues()`

Other functions to load data: `loadLocalFiles()`, `loadSRAproject()`, `loadTCGAdata()`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    # Download and load all available GTEx data
    data <- loadGtexData()

    # Download and load only junction quantification and sample info from GTEx
    getGtexDataTypes()
    data <- loadGtexData(data=c("sampleInfo", "junctionQuant"))

    # Download and load only data for specific tissues
    getGtexTissues()
    data <- loadGtexData(tissue=c("Stomach", "Small Intestine"))

    # Download and load data from a specific GTEx data release
    data <- loadGtexData(tissue=c("Stomach", "Small Intestine"), release=7)

    ## End(Not run)

[Package psichomics version 1.18.6 Index]