High-quality analyses
AltraBio deploys its recognized expertise in bioinformatics, biostatistic and biology to provide services in the analysis and interpretation of all types of omics data (genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics…).
For each project, AltraBio’s team works in interaction with its clients/partners in order to reach their goals.
Expertise in biostatistics and bioinformatics
Prior to performing differential analyses, various methods are implemented to assess the quality of the data and their agreement with the experimental design. We specifically control for outliers and for effects unrelated to the design in order to correct them with the agreement of our client/partner. Thus the relevance of the performed analysis is guaranteed.
Experimental designs may consist of multiple factors (donor, cell type, treatment, dose, timepoints…) and thus can be analyzed from multiple angles. To answer the biological question(s) of the study, AltraBio determines the most suitable statistical model (paired design, batch effect correction, hidden factor estimation, weighting of outliers…).
AltraBio possesses the know-how to integrate different types of data (multi-omics, cytometry, medical data…). Supervised and unsupervised machine learning can be implemented for various applications: biomarker identification, classification, predictive models for diagnostic or response to treatment. Thus our clients benefit from our strong expertise in using up-to-date machine learning algorithms to extract the maximum value from their data.
Expertise in biology
Biological processes and pathways are identified thanks to the implementation of various and complementary methods of functional categories enrichment. These automatic results are then reviewed to assess their relevance with the biological context of the study.
Beyond providing lists of molecules and biological pathways, AltraBio’s role is also to extract meaning. To this end, the interpretation phase takes into account the biological question(s) at the origin of the study and assesses the results while integrating the biological knowledge available in the scientific literature and databases. The goal is to understand the biological mechanisms at play and to formulate new hypotheses to be validated (examples of synthetic diagrams produced by AltraBio in figures S8A and S9A of this article).
Reporting
All of the work carried out is summarized in a complete report transferred to our client/partner and explained during a video conference. This exchange makes it possible to explain the chosen methodological approaches and their results as well as to ensure that our client/partner has the best understanding of their data.
Statistical analysis results are also available in the WikiBioPath web interface which provides our clients/partners a set of visualisation and analysis tools which enables them to continue the exploration of their data. They can easily generate new volcano plots, heat maps, PCA and enrichment analyses on gene selections.
Our publications in Omics Data Analysis
2013
Mahe, Yann F; Perez, Marie-Jesus; Tacheau, Charlotte; Fanchon, Chantal; Martin, Richard; Rousset, Françoise; Seite, Sophie
In: Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol, vol. 6, pp. 191–196, 2013, ISSN: 1178-7015.
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title = {A new Vitreoscilla filiformis extract grown on spa water-enriched medium activates endogenous cutaneous antioxidant and antimicrobial defenses through a potential Toll-like receptor 2/protein kinase C, zeta transduction pathway},
author = {Yann F Mahe and Marie-Jesus Perez and Charlotte Tacheau and Chantal Fanchon and Richard Martin and Françoise Rousset and Sophie Seite},
doi = {10.2147/CCID.S47324},
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year = {2013},
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abstract = {Vitreoscilla filiformis (VF) biomass (VFB) has been widely used in cosmetic preparations and shown to modulate the major inducible free-radical scavenger mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in skin cells. By adding La Roche-Posay (LRP) thermal spring water to the VF culture medium, we obtained a biomass (LRP-VFB) with a similar mitochondrial superoxide dismutase activation capacity to VF. Also, the new biomass more powerfully stimulated mRNA expression and antimicrobial peptides in reconstructed epidermis. Interestingly, a predictive computer model that analyzed transducing events within skin epidermal cells suggested that this protective activity may involve the Toll-like receptor 2/protein kinase C, zeta transduction pathway. Protein kinase C, zeta inhibition was effectively shown to abolish VFB-induced gene stimulation and confirmed this hypothesis. This thus opens new avenues for investigation into the improvement of skin homeostatic defense in relation to the control of its physiological microbiota and innate immunity.},
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2012
Idbaih, Ahmed; Ducray, François; Dehais, Caroline; Courdy, Célia; Carpentier, Catherine; de Bernard, Simon; Uro-Coste, Emmanuelle; Mokhtari, Karima; Jouvet, Anne; Honnorat, Jérôme; Chinot, Olivier; Ramirez, Carole; Beauchesne, Patrick; Benouaich-Amiel, Alexandra; Godard, Joël; Eimer, Sandrine; Parker, Fabrice; Lechapt-Zalcman, Emmanuelle; Colin, Philippe; Loussouarn, Delphine; Faillot, Thierry; Dam-Hieu, Phong; Elouadhani-Hamdi, Selma; Bauchet, Luc; Langlois, Olivier; Guerinel, Caroline Le; Fontaine, Denys; Vauleon, Elodie; Menei, Philippe; Fotso, Marie Janette Motsuo; Desenclos, Christine; Verrelle, Pierre; Ghiringhelli, François; Noel, Georges; Labrousse, François; Carpentier, Antoine; Dhermain, Frédéric; Delattre, Jean-Yves; Figarella-Branger, Dominique
SNP array analysis reveals novel genomic abnormalities including copy neutral loss of heterozygosity in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas Journal Article
In: PLoS One, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. e45950, 2012, ISSN: 1932-6203.
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title = {SNP array analysis reveals novel genomic abnormalities including copy neutral loss of heterozygosity in anaplastic oligodendrogliomas},
author = {Ahmed Idbaih and François Ducray and Caroline Dehais and Célia Courdy and Catherine Carpentier and Simon de Bernard and Emmanuelle Uro-Coste and Karima Mokhtari and Anne Jouvet and Jérôme Honnorat and Olivier Chinot and Carole Ramirez and Patrick Beauchesne and Alexandra Benouaich-Amiel and Joël Godard and Sandrine Eimer and Fabrice Parker and Emmanuelle Lechapt-Zalcman and Philippe Colin and Delphine Loussouarn and Thierry Faillot and Phong Dam-Hieu and Selma Elouadhani-Hamdi and Luc Bauchet and Olivier Langlois and Caroline Le Guerinel and Denys Fontaine and Elodie Vauleon and Philippe Menei and Marie Janette Motsuo Fotso and Christine Desenclos and Pierre Verrelle and François Ghiringhelli and Georges Noel and François Labrousse and Antoine Carpentier and Frédéric Dhermain and Jean-Yves Delattre and Dominique Figarella-Branger},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0045950},
issn = {1932-6203},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
urldate = {2012-01-01},
journal = {PLoS One},
volume = {7},
number = {10},
pages = {e45950},
abstract = {Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas (AOD) are rare glial tumors in adults with relative homogeneous clinical, radiological and histological features at the time of diagnosis but dramatically various clinical courses. Studies have identified several molecular abnormalities with clinical or biological relevance to AOD (e.g. t(1;19)(q10;p10), IDH1, IDH2, CIC and FUBP1 mutations).To better characterize the clinical and biological behavior of this tumor type, the creation of a national multicentric network, named "Prise en charge des OLigodendrogliomes Anaplasiques (POLA)," has been supported by the Institut National du Cancer (InCA). Newly diagnosed and centrally validated AOD patients and their related biological material (tumor and blood samples) were prospectively included in the POLA clinical database and tissue bank, respectively.At the molecular level, we have conducted a high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis, which included 83 patients. Despite a careful central pathological review, AOD have been found to exhibit heterogeneous genomic features. A total of 82% of the tumors exhibited a 1p/19q-co-deletion, while 18% harbor a distinct chromosome pattern. Novel focal abnormalities, including homozygously deleted, amplified and disrupted regions, have been identified. Recurring copy neutral losses of heterozygosity (CNLOH) inducing the modulation of gene expression have also been discovered. CNLOH in the CDKN2A locus was associated with protein silencing in 1/3 of the cases. In addition, FUBP1 homozygous deletion was detected in one case suggesting a putative tumor suppressor role of FUBP1 in AOD.Our study showed that the genomic and pathological analyses of AOD are synergistic in detecting relevant clinical and biological subgroups of AOD.},
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