title: The Longhorn Array Database (LAD): an open-source, MIAME compliant implementation of the Stanford Microarray Database (SMD).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The power of microarray analysis can be realized only if data is systematically archived and linked to biological annotations as well as analysis algorithms.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Longhorn Array Database (LAD) is a MIAME compliant microarray database that operates on PostgreSQL and Linux. It is a fully open source version of the Stanford Microarray Database (SMD), one of the largest microarray databases. LAD is available at http://www.longhornarraydatabase.org
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our development of LAD provides a simple, free, open, reliable and proven solution for storage and analysis of two-color microarray data.
authors.affiliation: Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0159, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Killion
authors.forename: Gavin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sherlock
authors.forename: Vishwanath R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Iyer
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D030541:Databases, Genetic / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis