getAnnotations: Get annotation information
In inSilicoDb: Access to the InSilico Database

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

Get annotation information for a given dataset identifier in Bioconductors AnnotatedDataFrame format.

1	getAnnotations(dataset, ...);

dataset

Valid dataset identifier: the GEO or InSilico DB accession code.

...

Optional arguments can be passed to the function for more specific requests:

platform: The platform of the chip on which a measurement was done. A platform is identified by its GEO accession code.
curation: Specific curation used to annotate a dataset. A curation is identified by a InSilico DB Curation identifier. You can annotate datasets yourself at https://insilicodb.com/app/browse If not defined, the prefered curation of specified dataset will be used.

A Bioconductors AnnotatedDataFrame.

annot <- getAnnotations("GSE4635");
pData(annot);
##             Anatomical Site  Smoker
## GSM15729    bronchus         never
## GSM104072   bronchus         current
## ...