Link the same subjects across multiple datasets
If you are submitting multiple datasets that use the same subjects, it is recommended that you link the subjects to aid analyses that cross the datasets.
Linking subjects across datasets takes advantage of the subject id in the subjects.xlsx file that you will upload with your datasets.
Example of two datasets on the Pennsieve platform and their associated subjects.xlsx files
Choose a dataset to be the reference dataset. You will reference the Pennsieve URL for that dataset in the subjects.xlsx files for any other dataset that references the same subjects.
In this example, the subjects.xlsx file for Dataset B references the Pennsieve URL of Dataset A.
The subject IDs for your experiments (including CDEs) should match across the datasets you submit to SPARC (and dbGaP).
- CHECK YOUR INTERNAL PROCESSES to ensure this is possible
- If this isn’t possible please CONTACT us
Updated 22 days ago