Description
GEDdownload downloads gene expression datasets
that for datasets that have an entry in the CellMix
package's internal registry.
Usage
GEDdownload(x, ..., destdir = GEDtmp(), datasource = NULL, annotation = NULL, verbose = TRUE)
Arguments
- x
- access key of a registered dataset
- ...
- extra arguments passed to
download.file and/or getGSE.
- destdir
- destination directory for all the
downloaded files
- datasource
- Data source from where to fetch the
dataset, e.g., an online dataset repository lke
GEO or ArrayExpress. If missing, it is
determined automatically from the access key, but is
honoured if provided. Currently only values
'GEO'
and 'ArrayExpress' (or its alias 'AE') are
supported.
- annotation
- annotation package (a string) to attach
to the created ExpressionSet object.
- verbose
- logical or numeric that indicate the
verbosity level
Value
the value returned by getGSE.