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MedGen

IDNBDC common database IDs, which should be written in parentheses if there are multiple titles, such as Japanese and English. NBDC02560
Database nameName of the database MedGen
Alternative nameAlternative name of the database
URLURL of the database https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/
Database maintenance siteSite maintaining the database NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
Country/RegionCountry or region name where the database maintenance site is located United States
Database descriptionDatabase descirption MedGen is a portal database about conditions and phenotypes related to Medical Genetics. It aggregates terms from the NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), UMLS, HPO, Orphanet, ClinVar and other sources into concepts, and assigns a unique identifier and a preferred name and symbol. Each entry includes names, identifiers used by other databases, mode of inheritance, clinical features, and map location of the loci affecting the disorder. This database provides links to such resources as: Genetic tests registered in the NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), GeneReviews, ClinVar, OMIM, Related genes, Disorders with similar clinical features, Medical and research literature, Practice guidelines, Consumer resources, Ontologies such as HPO and ORDO.
Organism(s) coveredNCBI Taxonomy names and IDs covered by the database Homo sapiens (9606)
Tag - TargetTag to indicate targets for this database such as genome and protein
Genome/Gene
cDNA/EST
Genetic variation
Epigenetics
DNA
RNA
Protein
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Metabolite
Chemical compound
Drug
Cell/Organelle
Organism
Health/Disease
Tag - Information typeTag to indicate information types for this database such as sequence and structure
Phenotype
Bioresource
Method
Ontology/Terminology/Nomenclature
Environment
Sequence
3D structure
Chemical structure
Expression
Localization
Geographic Distribution
Interaction/Pathway
Taxonomy
Classification
Image/Movie
Bibliography/Documents
Portal
Repository
Reference(s) - PubMed ID/DOIPubMed IDs/DOI for papers related to the database
Language(s)Languages in which the contents of the database are displayed English
Operational statusOperational status for the database Active
Link(s) to Downloadable dataLinks to downloadable data https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/medgen/
Link(s) to MetaData of downloadable dataLinks to metadata of downloadable data https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/medgen/README.txt
Link(s) to Terms of useLinks to terms of use of downloadable data https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/about/policies/
Link(s) to "How to use" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/docs/help/#start
Contact information of database medgen_help@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Link(s) to API / SPARQL endpoint https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/docs/help/#api
Link to LSDB ArchiveLink to LSDB Archive
Link to MEDALS Database listLink to MEDALS Database list
Link to TogoTVLink to TogoTV
Link to FAIRsharingLink to FAIRsharing
Similar databasesDatabases that are similar to this database.
Record maintainerRecord maintainer Integbio Database Catalog
Record sourceOrganization that originally created the record
Date of creation of this recordDate of creation of this English record 2021-03-10
Last update date of this recordLast update date of this English record 2021-05-24
Record license Creative Commons CC0 license