hucira.load_human_cytokine_dict

hucira.load_human_cytokine_dict#

hucira.load_human_cytokine_dict(save_dir='', force_download=False, exclude_well_biased_genes=True)#

Download and load the Human Cytokine Dictionary.

Source: https://www.parsebiosciences.com/datasets/10-million-human-pbmcs-in-a-single-experiment/

Parameters:
  • save_dir (str) – Directory where the file will be saved.

  • force_download (bool) – Allows user to force a fresh download.

  • exclude_well_biased_genes (bool) – If True, exclude genes that are well biased according to our analysis in the original publication.

Return type:

DataFrame

Returns:

-cytokine_dict (DataFrame) Human Cytokine Dictionary as a DataFrame.