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Bioinformatics Research Guide

Research assistance for the College of Computing and Informatics.

Genomics Portals

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Collection of 10980 Pathway/Genome Databases (PGDBs), plus software tools for understanding their data.

GENERAL GENOMICS DATABASES

Ensembl BioMart
Ensembl Genome Browser
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The Ensembl project produces genome databases for vertebrates and other eukaryotic species, and makes this information freely available online
NCBI Gene
NCBI Genome Database
This resource organizes information on genomes including sequences, maps, chromosomes, assemblies, and annotations.
NCBI Genome Data Viewer
UCSC Genome Browser

ALIGNMENT TOOLS

HUMAN GENOME DATABASES

1000 Genomes
Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC)
NCBI ClinVar
Database of Genomic Structural Variation (dbVar)
Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD) - Public Version
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Attempts to collate known (published) gene lesions responsible for human inherited disease. The public version of this database is freely available only to registered users from academic institutions/non-profit organisations.