The use of SSMD-based false discovery and false nondiscovery rates in genome-scale RNAi screens.
In genome-scale RNA interference (RNAi) screens, it is critical to control false positives and false negatives statistically. Traditional statistical methods for controlling false discovery and false nondiscovery rates are inappropriate for hit selection in RNAi screens because the major goal in RNAi screens is to control both the proportion of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) with a small effect among selected hits and the proportion of siRNAs with a large effect among declared nonhits. An effective method based on strictly standardized mean difference (SSMD) has been proposed for statistically controlling false discovery rate (FDR) and false nondiscovery rate (FNDR) appropriate for RNAi screens. In this article, the authors explore the utility of the SSMD-based method for hit selection in RNAi screens. As demonstrated in 2 genome-scale RNAi screens, the SSMD-based method addresses the unmet need of controlling for the proportion of siRNAs with a small effect among selected hits, as well as controlling for the proportion of siRNAs with a large effect among declared nonhits. Furthermore, the SSMD-based method results in reasonably low FDR and FNDR for selecting inhibition or activation hits. This method works effectively and should have a broad utility for hit selection in RNAi screens with replicates.
Zhang
Xiaohua Douglas
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Biometrics Research, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA. xiaohua_zhang@merck.com
Lacson
Raul
R
Yang
Ruojing
R
Marine
Shane D
SD
McCampbell
Alex
A
Toolan
Dawn M
DM
Hare
Tim R
TR
Kajdas
Joleen
J
Berger
Joel P
JP
Holder
Daniel J
DJ
Heyse
Joseph F
JF
Ferrer
Marc
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