SNP and mutation data on the Web – hidden treasures for uncovering.
Open Access
- 15 February 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Comparative and Functional Genomics
- Vol. 3 (1), 67-74
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cfg.131
Abstract
SNP data has grown exponentially over the last two years, SNP database evolution has matched this growth, as initial development of several independent SNP databases has given way to one central SNP database, dbSNP. Other SNP databases have instead evolved to complement this central database by providing gene specific focus and an increased level of curation and analysis on subsets of data, derived from the central data set. By contrast, human mutation data, which has been collected over many years, is still stored in disparate sources, although moves are afoot to move to a similar central database. These developments are timely, human mutation and polymorphism data both hold complementary keys to a better understanding of how genes function and malfunction in disease. The impending availability of a complete human genome presents us with an ideal framework to integrate both these forms of data, as our understanding of the mechanisms of disease increase, the full genomic context of variation may become increasingly significant.Keywords
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