EICO (Expression-based Imprint Candidate Organizer): finding disease-related imprinted genes

Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Jan 1;32(Database issue):D548-51. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkh093.

Abstract

We have developed an integrated database that is specialized for the study of imprinted disease genes. The database contains novel candidate imprinted genes identified by the RIKEN full-length mouse cDNA microarray study, information on validated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to confirm imprinting using reciprocal mouse crosses and the predicted physical position of imprinting-related disease loci in the mouse and human genomes. It has two user-friendly search interfaces: the SNP-central view (MuSCAT: MoUse SNP CATalog) and the candidate gene-central view (CITE: Candidate Imprinted Transcripts by Expression). The database, EICO (Expression-based Imprint Candidate Organizer), can be accessed via the World Wide Web (http://fantom2.gsc.riken.jp/EICODB/) and the DAS client software. These data and interfaces facilitate understanding of the mechanism of imprinting in mammalian inherited traits.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Databases, Genetic*
  • Disease*
  • Genetics, Medical
  • Genome
  • Genomic Imprinting / genetics*
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Internet
  • Mice
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Software
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary