Category Archives: dbgap
New feature in the dbGap submission portal: Automated study metadata
dbGaP has recently released a new feature to simplify submissions and provide study accessions faster. This video provides a quick overview of the new feature. Our new study config webform enables a study submitter to enter important study summary information including study description, inclusion/exclusion criteria, history, attribution, and associated publications online and instantly preview the study config … Continue reading New feature in the dbGap submission portal: Automated study metadata
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NCBI Presents Two Online CoLabs at ASHG 2020!
Two up-and-coming NCBI resources will be featured in videos, surveys and live events at the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) 2020 Annual Meeting. Come and watch on-demand videos in the CoLab Theater. Then, let us know what you think and how you do or might use these resources by either taking an online survey … Continue reading NCBI Presents Two Online CoLabs at ASHG 2020!
NCBI on YouTube: Get the most out of NCBI resources with these videos
Check out the latest videos on YouTube to learn how to best use NCBI graphical viewers, SRA, PGAP, and other resources. Genome Data Viewer: Analyzing Remote BAM Alignment Files and Other Tips This video shows you how to upload remote … Continue reading
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NCBI on YouTube: Get the most out of NCBI resources with these videos
Check out the latest videos on YouTube to learn how to best use NCBI graphical viewers, SRA, PGAP, and other resources. Genome Data Viewer: Analyzing Remote BAM Alignment Files and Other Tips This video shows you how to upload remote … Continue reading
Posted by in 1000 Genomes, API, ClinVar, dbgap, dbGaP Allele Frequency Aggregator (ALFA), dbSNP, DNA-Seq, ExAC, GDV, Genome, Genome Data Viewer, GnomAD, human variant data, PGAP, prokaryotic genome annotation, RNA-Seq, SPDI, SRA, TopMed, What's New, youtube
GRAF, a tool for finding duplicates and closely related samples in large genomic datasets
NCBI’s Genetic Relationship and Fingerprinting (GRAF) tool is a quality assurance tool that can quickly find duplicates and closely related subjects in your data using SNP genotypes. The population tool GRAF-pop included in GRAF computes subject ancestries using genotypes and … Continue reading
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NCBI on YouTube: Request access to controlled data in dbGaP
Do you need access to controlled data in the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)? This short video will show you how to request data today! dbGaP archives and distributes the data and results from studies that have investigated the … Continue reading
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NCBI at ASHG 2018: “Storage and use of dbGaP data in the cloud”
As the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference is around the corner, the NCBI staff begin to prep for their presentations in San Diego. Here is some background for dbGaP’s poster about their process to improve data storage and … Continue reading
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June 27 NCBI Minute: dbGaP’s New Ancestry Composition Visualization tool and GRAF Software
Next Wednesday, June 27, 2018, we’ll introduce you to the Genetic Relationship and Fingerprinting (GRAF) software package. GRAF is a quality assurance tool that finds duplicates and closely related subjects in your data using SNP genotypes. We’ll also introduce the … Continue reading
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