Biomedical Engineering Reference
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One advantage of building and maintaining a data mart that combines data from genomic and clinical
sources is that data can be manipulated and visualized by applications that offer a single, combined
view of the data that may provide a unique insight into their correlation and relevance. As shown in
Figure 2-6
, when clinical laboratory (Serotonin), psychological (Overt Aggression Scale or OAS), and
genetic (Gene) data are readily available in a common format, they can be combined to provide a
quick qualitative and quantitative view of how behavior, gross biology, and genomic information
relate to each other and how they correlate with aggressive behavior.
Figure 2-6. Aggressive Behavior versus Microarray Data. A view of
aggressive behavior in two closely related patients as a function of clinical
laboratory (Serotonin), psychological (Overt Aggression Scale or OAS), and
genetic (Gene) data. Compared to Patient 002, Patient 001 has a relatively
high score on the physical aggressiveness against the objects component of
the OAS, and low scores on serum serotonin and microarray patterns.
