filterGenes {yarn} | R Documentation |
The main use case for this function is the removal of sex-chromosome genes. Alternatively, filter genes that are not protein-coding.
filterGenes(obj, labels = c("X", "Y", "MT"), featureName = "chromosome_name", keepOnly = FALSE)
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 |
Filtered ExpressionSet object
data(skin) filterGenes(skin,labels = c('X','Y','MT'),featureName='chromosome_name') filterGenes(skin,labels = 'protein_coding',featureName='gene_biotype',keepOnly=TRUE)