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titleNote: This illustration was presented using caArray version 2.3.1.

Depending on the version you use, the screen layouts may be slightly different, however, the basic design and the steps are similar.

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The page "New Array Design (Step 2)" opens. Click the "Browse" button. Browse to the location where the sample array design file (Hu6800.cdf) was unzipped. Then click "Save". See Fig 1.4 and Fig 1.5.

New Array Design (Step 2) Page with Browse Button
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On clicking the "Save" button, the screen shown in Fig 1.6 openswindow opens with a message to confirm the file has been uploaded. Click "Close window and go to Manage Array Designs". The "Manage Array Designs" re-opens, as shown in Fig 1.1b (c)listing the newly uploaded file. (Please note that for large array design files, the importing process might take a while. An array design can only be used when it is fully imported.)

Window with Message Confirming Upload of Hu8800 File
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*Manage Array Designs Page Listing the Uploaded Hu8800 File"
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Step 2 Experiment Data File Upload

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Click the "CREATE/PROPOSE EXPERIMENT" button under "EXPERIMENT MANAGEMENT" on the left side menu bar of the Welcome page. The "Overall Experiment Characteristics" screen opens. See Fig 2.2.window of the Experiment Details page opens.

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Step 2.2

Fill out the form with the information shown in Fig 2.2Experiment Type (Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma outcome prediction in the example); Experiment Description; Selected Assay Type (here Gene Expression selected); Provider (here Affymetrix); Array Designs (here Hu8800 selected in the example); and Organisim (Homo Sapiens ncibtax in the example). You can use your own description or use the sample text displayed below. Make sure the "Array Designs" field is selected with the right platform (here Hu8800, highlighted in blue). Click the "Save" button.

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Description: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common lymphoid malignancy in adults, is curable in less than 50% of patients. Prognostic models based on pre-treatment characteristics, such as the International Prognostic Index (IPI), are currently used to predict outcome in DLBCL. However, clinical outcome models identify neither the molecular basis of clinical heterogeneity, nor specific therapeutic targets. We analyzed the expression of 6,817 genes in diagnostic tumor specimens from DLBCL patients who received cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP)-based chemotherapy, and applied a supervised learning prediction method to identify cured versus fatal or refractory disease. The algorithm classified two categories of patients with very different five-year overall survival rates (70% versus 12%). The model also effectively delineated patients within specific IPI risk categories who were likely to be cured or to die of their disease. Genes implicated in DLBCL outcome included some that regulate responses to B-cell-receptor signaling, critical serine/threonine phosphorylation pathways and apoptosis. Our data indicate that supervised learning classification techniques can predict outcome in DLBCL and identify rational targets for intervention. **NOTE: Migrated from caArray 1.x, identifier='gov.nih.nci.ncicb.caarray:Experiment:1015897558868337:1'.

Step 2.3

The screen shown in Fig 2.3 Experiment Details page opens. Check for the "Experiment has been successfully saved" message. Click the "Contacts" tab. Fill the form with your information. You can also edit the contact information from the screen shown in Fig 2.4.

Experiment Details Page with Message Confirming the Experiment has been Saved
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Experiment Details Page Showing Contact Information and Buttons to Add or Edit
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Step 2.4

Click the "Data" tab. Then Click the "Upload New File(s)" button, see Fig 2.5. A new popup window, . The "Experiment Data Upload" window opens, see Fig 2.6..

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Step 2.5

Browse In the Experiment Data Upload Window, browse to the location where the sample experiment Data file (caArray_golub-00095_files.zip) was saved and click on the "Upload" button, see Fig 2.6.

Step 2.6

Wait until the window message "Your file upload is complete" is displayed. Click "OK" (Fig 2.7). Then click the "Close Window and go to Experiment Data" button as shown in Fig 2.7..

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Step 2.7

On the main window shown below (Fig2.8)Data tab of the Experiment window, make sure the column "STATUS" displays the word "Uploaded" for each file. Select the check boxes for all experiment data sets and then click on the "Import" button. A new window "Import Options" opens (Fig2.9). Select the first option, "Autocreate annotation sets...", ; then click on the "Import" button.

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Step 2.8

Depending on the speed of the machine and the size of the data, it may take a few minutes for the sample data to be imported. Check the status of the import by Clicking on clicking the "Refresh Status" button (Fig2.10). The initial status will be is shown as "In queue" (Fig2. 10). When the import is complete, no data will be displayed under the "Manage Data" tab (Fig2. 11). Click on the "Imported Data" tab to view imported data file (Fig2.12). If you have completed all these steps, Congratulations! You have just successfully created an experiment and deposited your microarray experiment data into the caArray.

Data Tab of Experiment Window with Refresh Status Button
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Manage Data Tab Showing No Data to Display
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Imported Data Tab Showing the Imported Data File
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Step 2.9

To make the experiment data public so people other than you others can view your data, click the "My Experiment Workspace" button (Fig2.13). Locate the experiment of interest on the "My experiment Workspace" page. Click on the "Permissions" icon (Fig2.13), the . The "Experiment Permissions" page will appear (Fig2.14). opens. Click on the "Edit Access Control" button in the left panel.

My Experiment Workspace Page with Permissions Button
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Experiment Permissions Page with Edit Access Control Button Selected
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Step 2.10

In the new access control window appeared, select "Read" from the drop down list in the right panel, then click on . Then click the "Save" button (Fig 2.17). Your experiment is now set to be accessible by the pubic (Fig.2.18)..

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Step 3 Verification of Data Sharing on caGrid

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