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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2012, Article ID 380495, 11 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/380495
Research Article

Gene Expression Profiles for Predicting Metastasis in Breast Cancer: A Cross-Study Comparison of Classification Methods

Mark Burton,1,2 Mads Thomassen,1,2 Qihua Tan,1,2,3 and Torben A. Kruse1,2

1Research Unit of Human Genetics, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
2Department of Clinical Genetics, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark
3Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, J. B. Winsløws Vej 9B, 5000 Odense C, Denmark

Received 25 August 2012; Accepted 2 October 2012

Academic Editors: M. A. Kon and K. Najarian

Copyright © 2012 Mark Burton et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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