Table 3 List with the notation used in Algorithm 2

X

p × n matrix, corresponding to sample A with columns

representing arrays and rows representing genes

Y

p × m matrix, corresponding to sample B with columns

representing arrays and rows representing genes

UP

up-regulated genes list

DOWN

down-regulated genes list

X[i], Y[i]

indexes a gene (row of the matrix)

k 1, k 2, k 3

arbitrary thresholds

k 4, w

S^A, S^B

kernel density coordinates of subsamples of genes from

samples A and B

S ^A[j]

indexes a gene of the subsample S from sample A

$S_y^{A\left[j\right]}\left[i\right]$

indexes a ordinate of a gene j of the subsample S from

sample A

Bi m _X [j]

indexes a gene with bimodal or multimodal kernel density

from sample A

Bim[j]

indexes a gene with bimodal or multimodal kernel density

SPECIAL

special genes list