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DNA variant databases: current state and future directions.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2014
Plazzer John-Paul, Macrae Finlay
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In this chapter we aim to provide an overview of DNA variant databases, commonly known as Locus-Specific Databases (LSDBs), or Gene-Disease Specific Databases (GDSDBs), but the term variant database will be used for simplicity. We restrict this overview to germ-line variants, particularly as related to Mendelian diseases, which are diseases caused by a variant in a single gene. Common difficulties associated with...
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