Abstract

Summary: This paper presents a cluster validation tool for gene expression data. Machaon CVE (Clustering and Validation Environment) system aims to partition samples or genes into groups characterized by similar expression patterns, and to evaluate the quality of the clusters obtained.

Availability: The program is freely available for non-profit use on request at http://www.cs.tcd.ie/Nadia.Bolshakova/Machaon.html

Supplementary information:  http://www.cs.tcd.ie/Nadia.Bolshakova/Machaon.html

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1Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland and 2School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK