The new NHGRI-EBI Catalog of published genome-wide association studies (GWAS Catalog)

Abstract

The NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog has provided data from published genome-wide association studies since 2008. In 2015, the database was redesigned and relocated to EMBL-EBI. The new infrastructure includes a new graphical user interface (www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/), ontology supported search functionality and an improved curation interface. These developments have improved the data release frequency by increasing automation of curation and providing scaling improvements. The range of available Catalog data has also been extended with structured ancestry and recruitment information added for all studies. The infrastructure improvements also support scaling for larger arrays, exome and sequencing studies, allowing the Catalog to adapt to the needs of evolving study design, genotyping technologies and user needs in the future.

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Genome-wide association studyBiologyInterface (matter)ExomeData scienceGraphical user interfaceComputational biologyWorld Wide WebBioinformaticsInformation retrievalComputer scienceExome sequencingGeneticsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismOperating system

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 45
Issue: D1
Pages: D896-D901
Citations: 2302
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                                    Jacqueline MacArthur, 
                                
                                    Emily Bowler-Barnett, 
                                
                                    María Cerezo
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            The new NHGRI-EBI Catalog of published genome-wide association studies (GWAS Catalog). 
                            Nucleic Acids Research
                            , 45
                            (D1)
                            , D896-D901.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw1133
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1133