This paper gives a description of the structure of the classification competition on mass spectrometry proteomic data which is presented in this issue. All steps according to which the competition was run, leading up to the joint meeting, are explained. The paper gives further details on the...

This editorial describes a special issue of Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology that presents a full report on an international competition on mass spectrometry proteomic diagnosis, recently organised at the Leiden University Medical Centre in The Netherlands.

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