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Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM)
Author(s) -
Hamosh Ada,
Scott Alan F.,
Amberger Joanna,
Valle David,
McKusick Victor A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
human mutation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.981
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1098-1004
pISSN - 1059-7794
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(200001)15:1<57::aid-humu12>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - omim : online mendelian inheritance in man , mendelian inheritance , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , biology , genetics , gene nomenclature , gene , genealogy , phenotype , nomenclature , history , taxonomy (biology) , botany
Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man (OMIM) is a public database of bibliographic information about human genes and genetic disorders. Begun by Dr. Victor McKusick as the authoritative reference Mendelian Inheritance in Man , it is now distributed electronically by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Material in OMIM is derived from the biomedical literature and is written by Dr. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere. Each OMIM entry has a full text summary of a genetic phenotype and/or gene and has copious links to other genetic resources such as DNA and protein sequence, PubMed references, mutation databases, approved gene nomenclature, and more. In addition, NCBI's neighboring feature allows users to identify related articles from PubMed selected on the basis of key words in the OMIM entry. Through its many features, OMIM is increasingly becoming a major gateway for clinicians, students, and basic researchers to the ever‐growing literature and resources of human genetics. Hum Mutat 15:57–61, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.