GeneCards extracts and integrates a carefully selected subset of gene related information from selected data sources, public and proprietary, successfully overcoming barriers of data format heterogeneity. It provides clear and easy access to the relevant information based on intelligent knowledge navigation technology and a user-friendly presentation of information. It uses standard nomenclature, especially approved gene symbols. Since GeneCards employs data mining from dozens of sources, it provides a truly complete summary for each gene.
GeneCards® (http://www.genecards.org/)
was developed over the
last 10 years by a world-leading bioinformatics team at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Why GeneCards®?
The Challenge:
- Vast amount of biological information
- Large number of different data sources
- High degree of heterogeneity
- As a result - one can easily lose its way on the quest for information
The Solution Provided by GeneCards®:
- GeneCards® integrates vast biomedical information into one Web-accessible knowledge base.
- GeneCards® extracts and integrates a subset of the information stored in major data sources dealing with human genes and their products.
- Clear and easy access to gene related biological and medical information based on intelligent knowledge navigation technology and a user-friendly presentation of information.
- Use of standard nomenclature, especially approved gene symbols.
GeneCards® Features
- GeneCards® has a major focus on medical aspects and roles in disease. It offers information about the functions of all human genes that have an approved symbol, as well as selected others.
- GeneCards® extracts and integrates a subset of the information stored in major data sources dealing with human genes and their products. Information is divided in to “fields” such as “chromosomal location”, ontologies”, “pathways” and “expression”
- Since GeneCards® relies on information from many data sources it provides a complete summary on each gene.
- GeneCards® is unique in its user friendly interface and organization. It displays just the right mix of links and detailed information on each gene (a GeneCard for each gene).
- Searching GeneCards® finds more genes associated with a disease or protein characteristic in comparison to other databases.
- GeneCards data is available in text and XML formats
Publications
GeneCards® Publications
Links
About GeneCards®
GeneCards® Site at GeneCards.org
