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ALSoD: A user-friendly online bioinformatics tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetics

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Abel, Olubunmi, Powell, John F, Andersen, Peter M., Al-Chalabi, Ammar·2012·Human Mutation

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the commonest adult onset motor neuron disease, with a peak age of onset in the seventh decade. With advances in genetic technology, there is an enormous increase in the volume of genetic data produced, and a corresponding need for storage, analysis, and interpretation, particularly as our understanding of the relationships between genotype and phenotype mature. Here, we present a system to enable this in the form of the ALS Online Database (ALSoD at http://alsod.iop.kcl.ac.uk), a freely available database that has been transformed from a single gene storage facility recording mutations in the SOD1 gene to a multigene ALS bioinformatics repository and analytical instrument combining genotype, phenotype, and geographical information with associated analysis tools. These include a comparison tool to evaluate genes side by side or jointly with user configurable features, a pathogenicity prediction tool using a combination of computational approaches to distinguish variants with nonfunctional characteristics from disease-associated mutations with more dangerous consequences, and a credibility tool to enable ALS researchers to objectively assess the evidence for gene causation in ALS. Furthermore, integration of external tools, systems for feedback, annotation by users, and two-way links to collaborators hosting complementary databases further enhance the functionality of ALSoD.

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Authors
Abel, O., Powell, J. F., Andersen, P. M., & Al-Chalabi, A.
Venue
Human Mutation
Published
2012-07-16
Volume
33
Issue
9
Pages
1345-1351
ISSN
1059-7794 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2008213051
Cited by
337
References
28
FWCI
11.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Abel, O., Powell, J. F., Andersen, P. M., & Al-Chalabi, A. (2012). ALSoD: A user-friendly online bioinformatics tool for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetics. Human Mutation. https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.22157

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