Microarray databases I

Microarray analyses, in particular for pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis, have been extensively performed. Today, these data are so extensive that meta-analyses of microarray experiments for pancreatic diseases have begun to emerge. Thus, there is a large amount of data, derived from this methodology, which can help curious individuals develop, for instance, novel markers and assays of pancreatic diseases based upon the data deposited in these databases without the great expenses of generating the initial microarray experiment. Following, we provide a few sites that together constitute the first part of a small series of 'Pancreatology and the Web' articles on this topic.