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A sensitive structural variant (SV) detection software tool for Illumina paired-end next-generation sequencing data. It simultaneously utilizes soft-clipping and read-pair strategies for detecting SVs to increase sensitivity. Soft clips are proxies for split-reads that indicate part of the read maps to the reference genome, but the other part is not localized at the same place (e.g. breakpoint spanning reads). Discordant read-pairs refer to a read and its mate, where the insert size is greater (or less than) the expected distribution of the dataset ? or ? where the mapping orientation of the reads is unexpected (e.g. both on the same strand). SoftSearch looks for areas with soft-clipping in the genome that have discordant read pairs supporting the anomaly. Once areas with both these conditions are identified, the read and mate information is extracted directly from the BAM file containing the discordant reads, obviating the need for time-consuming and error-prone complex alignment strategies. Only a small number of soft-masked bases discordant read-pairs are necessary to identify an SV, which on their own would not be sufficient to make an SV call, thus highlighting SoftSearch?s improved sensitivity. SoftSearch is well suited to be ?plugged in? to most sequence analysis workflows, since it requires standard file inputs, such as a BAM file using almost any aligner and a reference genome FASTA file. Because SoftSearch requires soft-masked bases, the only requirement is that the aligner must have this functionality, which is usually turned on by default by many standard aligners (e.g. BWA, Novoalign, etc).

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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) and Source Cells available for distribution for postnatal-to-adult human control and patient-derived cells and their reprogrammed derivatives in support of stem cell research relevant to mental disorders. This includes but is not limited to anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia. The capabilities of the repository range from derivation and banking of primary source cells from postnatal through adult human subject tissue to more comprehensive banking and validation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) or similar reprogrammed / de-differentiated cells. Please send a message with the Contact page if you wish to contribute source cells or iPSC.

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• 16 years ago - by Anonymous

Information dissemination service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) providing information about endocrine and metabolic diseases in easy-to-understand language: online, in booklets and fact sheets, by email, and over the phone to patients, health professionals and the public. The NEMDIS provides the following informational products and services: * Response to inquiries about endocrine and metabolic diseases, ranging from information about available patient and professional education materials to referrals to patient support organizations. Assistance is available by phone (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time, M-F), fax, mail, and email. * Publications about endocrine and metabolic diseases, provided free of copyright, in varying reading levels. Available online or in hard copy. NEMDIS also sends publications to health fairs and community events. * Referrals to health professionals through the National Library of Medicine''''s MEDLINEplus, which includes a consumer-friendly listing of organizations to assist in the search for physicians and other health professionals.

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Ribonuclease P is responsible for the 5''-maturation of tRNA precursors. Ribonuclease P is a ribonucleoprotein, and in bacteria (and some Archaea) the RNA subunit alone is catalytically active in vitro, i.e. it is a ribozyme. The Ribonuclease P Database is a compilation of ribonuclease P sequences, sequence alignments, secondary structures, three-dimensional models and accessory information. The database contains information on bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic RNase P. The RNase P and protein sequences are available from phylogentically-arranged lists, individual sequences, or aligned in GenBank format. The database also provides secondary structures and 3D models, as well as movies, still images, and other accessory information.

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• 15 years ago - by Anonymous

A user-friendly DNA methylation analysis tool for DNA methylation pattern extraction, DNA methylation level estimation, DNA methylation entropy analysis and multi-sample comparison. It was developed in order to assess the DNA methylation variations for a given genomic locus or genome-wide methylation data.

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• 13 years ago - by Anonymous

NIH funded national research resource to provide biomedical research community with access to US born, known age, pedigreed, genomically sequenced, pathogen free Caribbean origin vervet monkeys also known as African green monkeys. Provides access to animals, extensive multisystem clinical phenotyping, sample and data repositories, expertise in use of nonhuman primate models for translational studies, serves as platform for training veterinarians and other professionals in biomedical research, husbandry, clinical care, and the colony behavioral management.

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Microarray data management and analysis system for NCI / Center for Cancer Research scientists / collaborators. Data is secured and backed up on a regular basis, and investigators can authorize levels of access privileges to their projects, allowing data privacy while still enabling data sharing with collaborators.

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• 14 years ago - by Anonymous

A guide to peptide-related research and products including custom peptide suppliers, peptide synthesis reagent suppliers that provide resins, coupling reagents, and protected amino acids as well as biologically active peptides and substrates, peptide synthesizers for solution or solid phase peptide synthesis, peptide sequence analysis services, software to calculate the chemical or biochemical properties of peptides, including the prediction of antigenicity or difficult-to-synthesize sequences. There is an additional section on Proteomics Tools for the identification of proteins from peptide sequences determined by mass spectrometry. The site also contains a set of links to educational materials about peptide related research topics.

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• 17 years ago - by Anonymous

Web server to provide germplasm information about plants, animals, microbes, invertebrates and access to databases that maintain passport, characterization, evaluation, inventory, and distribution data for the management and utilization of national germplasm collections. Under control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to support the National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP). Operated by the Database Management Unit of the National Germplasm Resource Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland.

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Perform clinical, epidemiological, and therapeutic research in gastroparesis and provide an infrastructure that can rapidly and efficiently design and conduct clinical trials for effective medical, surgical, or other interventions to improve treatment of patients with gastroparesis. The GpCRC studies comprise well characterized individuals with diabetic, surgical, and idiopathic gastroparesis.

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Free, immediate and permanent online access to the full text of all articles published within its portfolio of over 200 peer-reviewed journals, and through its open access waiver fund, ensuring that scientific authors in low-income countries do not face financial barriers to publishing in open access journals. Open access provides a way for researchers from low-income countries to participate more fully in the international research community, and so BioMed Central has created a set of initiatives designed to increase the visibility and output of scientific research from these countries.

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The Molecular Oncology department hosts the breast cancer tumour tissue repository (BREAST-TTR), a project within the agency-wide tumour tissue repository. The BREAST-TTR comprises several important banks of breast tissues, contemporaneous as well as archival. The main banks are: * 3000 frozen breast cancers, linked to 15 year outcomes data from the BCCA Breast Cancer Outcomes Unit. This archival bank consists of frozen tissue, DNA and RNA, and a tissue microarray of the cases. * Live-cryopreserved cancers. At present around 50 individual cases of metastatic breast cancer, with tumour material cryopreserved for subsequent cell culture/xenograft work. * Comptemporary bank. Between the TTR in Victoria and the accrual site in Vancouver, approximately 1300 contemporaneous (within last 4 years) breast cancers with matched normal DNA and outcomes linkages.

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• 16 years ago - submitted by Stephen Larson

Private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Particularly respected in studies of medicine and business administration.

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• 17 years ago - submitted by Christie Wang

SUBA provides a powerful tool to investigate subcellular localization in Arabidopsis. SUBA houses large scale proteomic and GFP localization sets from cellular compartments of Arabidopsis, and also contains pre-compiled bioinformatic predictions for protein subcellular localizations. The Database functions through the unification of disparate datasets and through the provision of a web accessible interface for the construction of user based queries resulting in a one-stop-shop for protein localization in this model plant. Subcellular localization information can contribute towards our understanding of protein function, protein redundancy and of biological inter-relationships. In an attempt to get a clearer picture of our experimental data and to more generally understand subcellular partitioning we have brought together various data sources to build SUBA.

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A quantitative medical imaging and visualization program for use on brain MR, DTI, and MRS data. Programming Language: Java, JavaScript, Scheme

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The PDGene database aims to provide a comprehensive, unbiased and regularly updated collection of genetic association studies performed on Parkinson's disease (PD) phenotypes. Eligible publications are identified following systematic searches of scientific literature databases, as well as the table of contents of journals in genetics, neurology, and psychiatry. The database can be searched either by a variety of dropdown menus or by specific keywords. For each gene, summary overviews are provided displaying key characteristics for each publication, including links to genotype distributions of the polymorphisms studied, random-effects allelic meta-analyses, and funnel plots for an assessment of publication bias. The PDGene database, developed by Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, The Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Alzheimer Research Forum, is supported by a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation in partnership with the Alzheimer Research Forum.

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• 16 years ago - by Anonymous

Core facility that provides the following services: Energy Expenditure Assessment, Body Composition Assessment, Physical Activity Assessment. This component of the core utilizes existing institutional resources for measurement of energy balance and provides personnel support that permit assessment of research in energy balance and nutrition assessment.

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The Breast Cancer Family Registry (Breast CFR) and the Colon Cancer Family Registry (Colon CFR) were established by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a unique resource for investigators to use in conducting studies on the genetics and molecular epidemiology of breast and colon cancer. Known collectively as the CFRs, they share a central goal: the translation of research to the clinical and prevention settings for the benefit of Registry participants and the general public. The CFRs are particularly interested in: * Identifying and characterizing cancer susceptibility genes; * Defining gene-gene and gene-environment interactions in cancer etiology; and * Exploring the translational, preventive, and behavioral implications of research findings. The CFRs do not provide funding for studies; however, researchers can apply to access CFR data and biospecimens contributed by thousands of families from across the spectrum of risk for these cancers and from population-based or relative controls. Special features of the CFRs include: * Population-based and clinic-based ascertainment; * Systematic collection of validated family history; * Epidemiologic risk factor , clinical, and followup data; * Biospecimens (including tumor blocks and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed cell lines); * Ongoing molecular characterization of the participating families; and * A combined informatics center.

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• 16 years ago - by Anonymous