AUTHOR=Maleki Farhad , Ovens Katie , Hogan Daniel J. , Kusalik Anthony J. TITLE=Gene Set Analysis: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Research JOURNAL=Frontiers in Genetics VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/genetics/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.00654 DOI=10.3389/fgene.2020.00654 ISSN=1664-8021 ABSTRACT=

Gene set analysis methods are widely used to provide insight into high-throughput gene expression data. There are many gene set analysis methods available. These methods rely on various assumptions and have different requirements, strengths and weaknesses. In this paper, we classify gene set analysis methods based on their components, describe the underlying requirements and assumptions for each class, and provide directions for future research in developing and evaluating gene set analysis methods.