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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Clinically relevant updates of the HbVar database of human hemoglobin variants and thalassemia mutations.

Belinda M Giardine, Philippe Joly, Serge Pissard, Henri Wajcman, David H K Chui, Ross C Hardison, George P Patrinos

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Mechanisms of Globin Gene Regulation in Mammals.Annual review of genetics · 2025
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  8. Detection of Hemoglobin Twin Peaks (HBA2:c.341T > A) in a Family During Antenatal Work-Up: A Case Report Documenting a Rare Entity and its Diagnostic Dilemma.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Belinda M GiardineThe Pennsylvania State University, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University Park, PA, USA.
Philippe JolyBiochimie des pathologies érythrocytaires, Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire Grand-Est, Groupement hospitalier Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.
Serge PissardAssistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris), Department of Genetics GHU (Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor) H. Mondor and Institut Mondor de Recherche biomedicale - INSERM U955 eq2, Creteil France.
Henri WajcmanINSERM U955, CHU Henri Mondor, Creteil, France.
David H K ChuiBoston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Ross C HardisonThe Pennsylvania State University, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University Park, PA, USA.
George P PatrinosUniversity of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, Patras, Greece.

Funding

VISION: ValIdated Systematic IntegratiON of epigenomic dataR24DK106766 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BLOBEL, GERD A, BODINE, DAVID M. · 2016 to 2020
$6.2M
A 2D segmentation method for jointly characterizing epigenetic dynamics in multiple cell linesR01GM121613 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI MAHONY, SHAUN AENGUS · 2017 to 2019
$1.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK106766NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121613
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HbVar (http://globin.bx.psu.edu/hbvar) is a widely-used locus-specific database (LSDB) launched 20 years ago by a multi-center academic effort to provide timely information on the numerous genomic variants leading to hemoglobin variants and all types of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies. Here, we report several advances for the database. We made clinically relevant updates of HbVar, implemented as additional querying options in the HbVar query page, allowing the user to explore the clinical phenotype of compound heterozygous patients. We also made significant improvements to the HbVar front page, making comparative data querying, analysis and output more user-friendly. We continued to expand and enrich the regular data content, involving 1820 variants, 230 of which are new entries. We also increased the querying potential and expanded the usefulness of HbVar database in the clinical setting. These several additions, expansions and updates should improve the utility of HbVar both for the globin research community and in a clinical setting.

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Databases, GeneticMutationSoftwareGene ExpressionGenetic LociGenome, HumanGenomicsGenotypeHemoglobinsHeterozygoteHumansInternetPhenotypeThalassemiaHemoglobins

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PMID33125055
PMCPMC7778921

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