<p>I have downloaded a dataset from GEO and only the matrix (mx) files are available. How can I perform the analysis without the barcode and the gene features?</p>

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2020-06-29T15:08:53.660Z
what do you mean by gene features? Does the matrix have genes as rownames? Can you share the GEO number? you need gene names or metadata ...
StupidWolf
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2020-07-02T11:06:13.883Z
Seurat has different functions that can read different types of data. Please share a few rows and columns of your data and we can try to point you to the right direction (function).
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Seurat analysis only with matrix with no barcode and features
# Seurat analysis only with matrix with no barcode and features

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-29)

I have downloaded a dataset from GEO and only the matrix (mx) files are available. How can I perform the analysis without the barcode and the gene features?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: what do you mean by gene features? Does the matrix have genes as rownames? Can you share the GEO number? you need gene names or metadata ...  
> **username_2**: Seurat has different functions that can read different types of data. Please share a few rows and columns of your data and we can try to point you to the right direction (function).  

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