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\docType{methods}
\name{findSimilarGenes}
\alias{findSimilarGenes}
\alias{similar.genes}
\alias{findSimilarGenes,SCFind,character-method}
\title{Look at all other genes and rank them based on the similarity of their expression pattern to the pattern defined by the gene query}
\usage{
findSimilarGenes(object, gene.list, datasets, top.k = 5)

similar.genes(object, gene.list, datasets, top.k = 5)

\S4method{findSimilarGenes}{SCFind,character}(object, gene.list, datasets,
  top.k = 5)
}
\arguments{
\item{object}{the \code{SCFind} object}

\item{gene.list}{genes to be searched in the gene.index}

\item{datasets}{the datasets that will be considered}

\item{top.k}{how many genes to retrieve}
}
\value{
the list of genes and their similarities presented in Jaccard indices
}
\description{
Look at all other genes and rank them based on the similarity of their expression pattern to the pattern defined by the gene query

Look at all other genes and rank them based on the similarity of their expression pattern to the pattern defined by the gene query
}
