On-Line Mendelian Inheritance in Man - Introduction

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OMIM tutorial contents:

Asking Simple Questions	OMIM Document Format	OMIM Gene Map	Linked Databases	Bibliography & Links

OMIM is a catalogue of medically important human traits, genes and disorders thought to have a genetic basis. From the OMIM home page at the NCBI ...

"This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Drs. Moyra Smith, Victor A. McKusick and their colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information, pictures, and reference information. It also contains copious links to NCBI's Entrez database of MEDLINE articles and sequence information."

In addition, OMIM contains links to several other relevant or allied databases, including:

• the Human Genome Database, GDB
• the Cardiff Human Gene Mutation Database, HGMD
• the Seldin/Debry Human/Mouse Homology Map,
• the Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Genetics Image Archive, CSMC-IA,
• and several mutation-specific databases.

This tutorial is divided into four parts:

1. Asking Simple Questions
2. OMIM Document Format
3. OMIM Gene Map
4. Linked Databases

Throughout, you will find links to:

• the Table of Contents for the tutorial,
• a bibliography, and other web sites.

NB:

This is an INTERACTIVE tutorial; you will benefit most by FOLLOWING the instructions, through READING the examples, and DOING the exercises! Exercises are indicated by italics in nested paragraphs ...

Exercise X.y: ... like this!

For these exercises, you will need to use a web browser that supports frames, or to run two web browsers at once. Try the first page; if the frames don't work, follow the simple instructions for having two web browsers on your screen.

Part 1 - Asking Simple Questions  

Have some fun doing this tutorial, and PLEASE send your comments and questions!

If you are keen to have MORE information about OMIM, check the Bibliography Page.  

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