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Harmonizing the interpretation of genetic variants across the world: the Malaysian experience.
BMC research notes - 26 Feb 2016
Hassan Nik Norliza Nik, Plazzer John-Paul, Smith Timothy D, Halim-Fikri Hashim, Macrae Finlay, Zubaidi A A L, Zilfalil Bin Alwi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Databases for gene variants are very useful for sharing genetic data and to facilitate the understanding of the genetic basis of diseases. This report summarises the issues surrounding the development of the Malaysian Human Variome Project Country Node. The focus is on human germline variants. Somatic variants, mitochondrial variants and other types of genetic variation have corresponding databases...
Topics
- Asian People
- Databases, Genetic
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Information Dissemination
- Malaysia
- Male