beta2m {lumi} | R Documentation

## Convert methylation Beta-value to M-value

### Description

Convert methylation Beta-value to M-value through a logistic transformation

### Usage

    beta2m(beta)

### Arguments

`beta` | a matrix or vector of methylation Beta-value

### Details

Convert methylation Beta-value to M-value through a logistic transformation

### Value

return methylation M-value with the same size of input Beta-value

### Author(s)

Pan Du

### References

Du, P., Zhang, X, Huang, C.C., Jafari, N., Kibbe, W.A., Hou, L., and Lin, S.M., (2010) 'Comparison of Beta-value and M-value methods for quantifying methylation levels by microarray analysis', (under review)

### See Also

See Also as `m2beta`

[Package lumi version 2.38.0 Index]