SNPedia
SNPedia catalogs and summarizes the functional consequences of human single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) by extracting and curating associations from peer-reviewed scientific studies.
Key Features:
- Peer-Reviewed Curation: Curates and links information from peer-reviewed publications to individual SNP entries.
- Genotype and Genoset Associations: Associates specific genotypes and combinatorial genotypes (genosets) with reported phenotypic or medical outcomes.
- Medical and Phenotypic Annotations: Annotates SNPs with reported effects on medical conditions, physical traits, and genealogical implications.
- Integration with Analysis Software: Provides data used by affiliated software to generate personal genome reports.
Scientific Applications:
- Personalized Medicine: Links SNPs to medical conditions to inform personalized medicine and genetic risk assessment.
- Genetic Research: Serves as a centralized resource for exploring gene–trait and gene–disease associations reported in the literature.
- Genealogical Studies: Provides SNP-based annotations relevant to ancestry and family-history analyses.
Methodology:
Curates and formats entries from peer-reviewed publications, organizing SNP annotations to associate specific genotypes and genosets with reported phenotypic or medical consequences.
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Details
- Tool Type:
- web application
- Operating Systems:
- Linux, Windows, Mac
- Added:
- 3/30/2017
- Last Updated:
- 11/25/2024
Operations
Publications
Cariaso M, Lennon G. SNPedia: a wiki supporting personal genome annotation, interpretation and analysis. Nucleic Acids Research. 2011;40(D1):D1308-D1312. doi:10.1093/nar/gkr798. PMID:22140107. PMCID:PMC3245045.