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 Package: markeR
 Title: An R Toolkit for Evaluating Gene Signatures as Phenotypic Markers
-Version: 1.1.2
+Version: 1.2
 Authors@R: 
     c(
       person("Rita", "Martins-Silva", 
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 > **To cite `markeR` please use:** 
 >
-> Martins-Silva R, Kaizeler A, Barbosa-Morais NL (2025). _markeR: An R Toolkit for Evaluating Gene Signatures as Phenotypic Markers_. doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.markeR, R package version 1.1.2, https://bioconductor.org/packages/markeR.
+> Martins-Silva R, Kaizeler A, Barbosa-Morais NL (2025). _markeR: An R Toolkit for Evaluating Gene Signatures as Phenotypic Markers_. doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.markeR, R package version 1.2, https://bioconductor.org/packages/markeR.
  
 The folder `inst/Paper/` is in the **paper** branch and contains all scripts and materials used in the original `markeR` paper to reproduce analyses and figures.  You can browse it [here](https://github.com/DiseaseTranscriptomicsLab/markeR/tree/paper/inst/Paper).
 
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 >
 > Martins-Silva R, Kaizeler A, Barbosa-Morais NL (2025). *markeR: An R
 > Toolkit for Evaluating Gene Signatures as Phenotypic Markers*.
-> <doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.markeR>, R package version 1.1.2,
+> <doi:10.18129/B9.bioc.markeR>, R package version 1.2,
 > <https://bioconductor.org/packages/markeR>.
 
 The folder `inst/Paper/` is in the **paper** branch and contains all