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ArticleNucleic acids research2002

HOWDY: an integrated database system for human genome research.

Mika Hirakawa

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Mika HirakawaBioinformatics Division, Advanced Databases Department, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), 5-3 Yonban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0081, Japan. mika@tokyo.jst.go.jp

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HOWDY is an integrated database system for accessing and analyzing human genomic information (http://www-alis.tokyo.jst.go.jp/HOWDY/). HOWDY stores information about relationships between genetic objects and the data extracted from a number of databases. HOWDY consists of an Internet accessible user interface that allows thorough searching of the human genomic databases using the gene symbols and their aliases. It also permits flexible editing of the sequence data. The database can be searched using simple words and the search can be restricted to a specific cytogenetic location. Linear maps displaying markers and genes on contig sequences are available, from which an object can be chosen. Any search starting point identifies all the information matching the query. HOWDY provides a convenient search environment of human genomic data for scientists unsure which database is most appropriate for their search.

Indexed as

Databases, GeneticGenome, HumanChromosome MappingDatabase Management SystemsGenetic MarkersHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalInternetSystems IntegrationUser-Computer InterfaceGenetic Markers

Identifiers

PMID11752279
PMCPMC99130

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