galread

Read microarray data from a GenePix array list file

Syntax

GALData = galread('File')

Arguments

File

GenePix Array List formatted file (GAL). Enter a filename, or enter a path and filename.

Description

galread reads data from a GenePix formatted file into a MATLAB structure.

GALData = galread('File') reads in a GenePix Array List formatted file (File ) and creates a structure (GALData) containing the following fields:

Header
BlockData
IDs
Names

The field BlockData is an N-by-3 array. The columns of this array are the block data, the column data, and the row data respectively. For more information on the GAL format, see

http://www.axon.com/GN_GenePix_File_Formats.html#gal

For a list of supported file format versions, see

http://www.axon.com/gn_GPR_Format_History.html 

GenePix is a registered trademark of Axon Instruments, Inc.

See Also

Bioinformatics Toolbox functions gprread, maimage, sptread


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