Comparison of genome-wide gene expression profiling by RNA Sequencing versus microarray in bronchial biopsies of COPD patients before and after inhaled corticosteroid treatment: does it provide new insights?

• Benedikt Ditz,
• Jeunard G. Boekhoudt,
• Hananeh Aliee,
• Fabian J. Theis,
• Martijn Nawijn,
• Corry-Anke Brandsma,
• Pieter S. Hiemstra,
• Wim Timens,
• Gaik W. Tew,
• Michele A. Grimbaldeston,
• Margaret Neighbors,
• Victor Guryev,
• Maarten van den Berge,
• Alen Faiz

Affiliations

Benedikt Ditz

Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Jeunard G. Boekhoudt

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, GRIAC (Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD), Groningen, The Netherlands

Hananeh Aliee

Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Centre, Munich, Germany

Fabian J. Theis

Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Centre, Munich, Germany

Martijn Nawijn

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, GRIAC (Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD), Groningen, The Netherlands

Corry-Anke Brandsma

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, GRIAC (Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD), Groningen, The Netherlands

Pieter S. Hiemstra

Dept of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Wim Timens

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, GRIAC (Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD), Groningen, The Netherlands

Gaik W. Tew

OMNI Biomarker Development, Genentech Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA

Michele A. Grimbaldeston

OMNI Biomarker Development, Genentech Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA

Margaret Neighbors

OMNI Biomarker Development, Genentech Inc, San Francisco, CA, USA

Victor Guryev

European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Maarten van den Berge

Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Alen Faiz

Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands