The molecular signatures database (MSigDB) is a collection of over 25000 gene expression signatures. Signatures in v7.2 are divided into 9 categories. The Hallmarks collection contains gene expression signatures representing molecular processes that are hallmarks in cancer development and progression.
hgscA GeneSetCollection object with 50 GeneSet objects representing the 50 Hallmark gene expression signatures.
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