Data Harmonization for a Molecularly Driven Health System

Cell. 2018 Aug 23;174(5):1045-1048. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.08.012.

Abstract

Data commons have emerged as the best current method for enabling data aggregation across multiple projects and multiple data sources. Good data harmonization techniques are critical to maintain quality of data within a data commons, as well as to allow future meta-analysis across different data commons. We present some of the current best practices for data harmonization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information
  • Algorithms
  • Biomedical Research / statistics & numerical data
  • Data Collection*
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination*
  • Medical Informatics*
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Neoplasms / genetics
  • Neoplasms / therapy
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Treatment Outcome