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simple python script to download gene expression raw data files from NCBI's GEO (Gene expression omnibus)

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fetchgeo

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Requirements

  • Python 2.7+
  • Biopython
  • urllib2

Description

Downloads gene expression raw data from NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Script runs in command line and takes two arguments:

  • search query
  • number of results to download

Usage

$ python fetchgeo.py 'ovarian cancer' 20

Output

Each result entries are downloaded & stored in a separately labelled folder containing:

  • Raw Data
  • SOFT file
  • Text file containing detailed metadata for each study

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