What is the GeneCards Database?
What is it?
The
GeneCards database provides highly summarized information about genes for all species where it is available.
What is it for?
- Understanding the genomic structure and transcripts of a gene
- Obtaining marker information
- Obtaining information about the function of the gene products
- Identifying related sequences and conserved domains
What's in it?
- alternative gene identifiers
- gene structures and genomic information
- genetic markers
- phenotypes
- sequences
- mapping data, including cytogenetic and physical maps
Key references
- Rebhan, M., Chalifa-Caspi, V., Prilusky, J., Lancet, D (1997) GeneCards: Encyclopedia for genes, proteins and diseases, Weizmann Institute of Science, Bioinformatics Unit and Genome Center (Rehovot, Israel).
Source
Lane Librarian
Record created 5/17/2006.
ypouliot, August 27, 2009