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Demystifying Online Genetic Databases
Author(s) -
Driscoll Carolyn,
Cashion Anne,
Conley Yvette,
Homayouni Ramin,
Xu Lijing
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2006.00272_2.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , the internet , database , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , confidentiality , world wide web , data science , medicine , computer security , computer network , radiology
There has been an explosion of genetic information and keeping current can be difficult. Traditional methods for obtaining information may be obsolete. Many sources for genetic information are now found on the internet although they may be confusing to navigate and interpret. The purpose of this presentation is to outline commonly used genetic databases, and demonstrate how they may be accessed and used to interpret genetic data. The mission of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a resource for molecular biology information, is to develop new information technologies to support understanding of molecular and genetic processes related to health and disease. NCBI services include PubMed, Nucleotide, and the BLAST algorithm for sequence comparison. In this presentation, several genetic databases will be explored. Each database will be defined, the available genetic information described, database access demonstrated, and website information displayed. This presentation will provide education related to several genetic databases as a means of facilitating and promoting access to this information by a larger audience of nurses and health care providers involved with genetic health care.