Gene name errors are widespread in the scientific literature

The spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel, when used with default settings, is known to convert gene names to dates and floating-point numbers. A programmatic scan of leading genomics journals reveals that approximately one-fifth of papers with supplementary Excel gene lists contain erroneous gene na...

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Published in:Genome Biology Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 177
Main Authors: Ziemann, Mark, Eren, Yotam, El-Osta, Assam
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 23.08.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Acids
Animal Genetics and Genomics
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Comment
computer software
Diabetes
Evolutionary Biology
Gene expression
Genes
Genomes
Genomics
Human Genetics
Humans
Impact factors
Life Sciences
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Software
Terminology as Topic
Gene symbol
Microsoft Excel
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ISSN:1474-760X, 1474-7596, 1474-760X
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Summary:The spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel, when used with default settings, is known to convert gene names to dates and floating-point numbers. A programmatic scan of leading genomics journals reveals that approximately one-fifth of papers with supplementary Excel gene lists contain erroneous gene name conversions.
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ISSN:1474-760X
1474-7596
1474-760X
DOI:10.1186/s13059-016-1044-7