Representing Microarray Experiment Metadata Using Provenance Models - CSHALS
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Authors: James McCusker, Deborah L. McGuinness
Abstract: MAGE (MicroArray and Gene Expression) representations are primarily representations of workflow: a process was used to derive biomaterial A from biomaterial B. This representation is ideally suited for representation using provenance models such as OPM (Open Provenance Model) and PML (Proof Markup Language). We demonstrate methods and tools, MAGE2OPM and MAGE2PML, to convert RDF representations of MAGE graphs to OPM and PML respectively. We analyze the coverage of representation for each model. We argue that provenance models are sufficient to represent biomedical experimental metadata in general, and may provide a useful point of reference for unifying information from multiple systems, including biospecimen management, Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS), and computational workflow automation tools. This unification results in a complete, computationally useful derivational picture of biomedical experimental data.
