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Table 3 Results of the direct mapping of data elements to the NCI caDSR

From: Mapping data elements to terminological resources for integrating biomedical data sources

Step

DEs

CDEs

Examples of DEs mapped to CDE(s)

Exact match of DEs to PN

10

10

Correct : gene function to "GeneFunction"

Exact match of DEs to LN

22

285

Correct : Location to "MapLocation"

Not useful : Description to 23 CDEs (e.g. "ContextDescription" and "GeneAliasDescription")

Exact match of split DEs to PN

10

10

Partial : other accession ids to "other"

Approximate match of split DEs to PN

273

2,467

Not useful : Name to 218 CDEs (e.g. "ApprovedStatusName" and "OTHER_DZ_SITE_NAME")

Approximate match of split DEs to LN

39

218

Not useful : Component to 26 CDEs (e.g. "Protein Component" and "Blood Component Transfusion Date")

  1. PN: Preferred Name, LN: Long Name, CDEs: common data elements