Singapore human mutation/polymorphism database: A country-specific database for mutations and polymorphisms in inherited disorders and candidate gene association studies

Human Mutation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-235

  Tan, Ene Choo ^a,b,d   Loh, Marie ^c   Chuon, Danny ^c   Lim, Yun Ping ^c  

^a DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^d KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alleles; Database; Genotypes; Mutations; Polymorphisms; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CATALOGING DATABASE; CHINA; COMPLEX TRAIT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SIZE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFORMATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAYSIA; MEDLINE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SPECIFICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SINGAPORE HUMAN MUTATION POLYMORPHISM DATABASE; TAIWAN;

ALLELES; DATABASES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33645237870     PISSN: 10597794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/humu.20291     Document Type: Article

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