Laboratory Procedure
microarray analysis
Subclass of:
Microchip Analytical Procedures
Definitions related to microarray analysis:
  • Analysis using microarray technology (e.g., cDNA arrays to see gene expression or protein microarrays to profile the pattern of proteins).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The simultaneous analysis, on a microchip, of multiple samples or targets arranged in an array format.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (microarray technology) Hybridization based tool used to analyze how large numbers of genes interact with each other and how a cell's regulatory network controls a vast battery of genes simultaneously; used for genotyping, mapping, sequencing, sequence detection; usually constructed by applying biomolecules onto a slide or chip, labeled with fluorescent probe and scanned with microscope or imaging equipment.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (gene expression profile) Information about all messenger RNAs that are made in various cell types. A gene expression profile may be used to find and diagnose a disease or condition and to see how well the body responds to treatment. Gene expression profiles may be used in personalized medicine.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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