format_signatures: Transform Signature Data into List Format

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Transform Signature Data into List Format

Description

Converts signature data from a data frame (with signatures as columns and genes as rows) into a list format suitable for IOBR functions. Handles NA values appropriately.

Usage

format_signatures(sig_data, save_signature = FALSE, output_path = NULL)

Arguments

sig_data	Data frame with signature names as columns and genes in rows. Use 'NA' for missing values.
save_signature	Logical. Whether to save the signature list as RData. Default is 'FALSE'.
output_path	Character. Full path (without extension) for output file. Required if 'save_signature = TRUE'. Default is 'NULL'.

Value

List of signatures.

Author(s)

Dongqiang Zeng

Examples

sig_data <- data.frame(
  Signature1 = c("Gene1", "Gene2", "Gene3", NA),
  Signature2 = c("Gene4", "Gene5", NA, NA)
)
format_signatures(sig_data)

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