GeneCards extracts and integrates a carefully selected subset of gene related information from dozens of relevant sources. It provides robust user-friendly access to up-to-date knowledge. GeneCards overcomes barriers of data format heterogeneity, and uses standard nomenclature and approved gene symbols. GeneCards presents a complete summary for each gene, and provides the means to obtain a deep understanding of biology and medicine.
GeneCards® (http://www.genecards.org/)
was developed over the
last 12 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
