README for archive bcgsc.ca_PCPG.IlluminaHiSeq_miRNASeq.Level_3.1.1.0

This file was automatically generated on 05/21/2014 using the DCC Archive Processing System.

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a project of the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), is the foundation of a large-scale collaborative effort to understand the genomic changes that occur in cancer. For more information, see http://cancergenome.nih.gov.

The files in this archive contain data derived from tissue samples of patients that were diagnosed with Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. The data was produced by the Canada&#39;s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (bcgsc.ca) Cancer Genomic Characterization Center (CGCC) using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 miRNA Sequencing platform.

This archive is the 1st revision of the 1st archive and contains only Level 3 (segmented/interpreted) data.

The MANIFEST.txt lists all the files, and their MD5 signatures, that should be included in this complete archive.

A DESCRIPTION.txt file may be included by the submitting center that provides details about the data files included in this archive.

A DESCRIPTION.txt file may be included by the submitting center that provides details about the data files included in this archive.

The TCGA Data Primer provides an in depth description of TCGA data enterprise including data classification and organization (including data types and data levels), how to access the data, and a description of some possible ways to aggregate TCGA data. http://tcga-data.nci.nih.gov/docs/TCGA_Data_Primer.pdf

If you use TCGA data in your publications, please follow the guidelines described at http://cancergenome.nih.gov/abouttcga/policies/publicationguidelines.

For even more information, please visit the TCGA Data Portal at http://tcga-data.nci.nih.gov

For help, please contact NCI CBIIT Support: http://cbiit.nci.nih.gov/support





