title: TRDB--the Tandem Repeats Database.
abstract: Tandem repeats in DNA have been under intensive study for many years, first, as a consequence of their usefulness as genomic markers and DNA fingerprints and more recently as their role in human disease and regulatory processes has become apparent. The Tandem Repeats Database (TRDB) is a public repository of information on tandem repeats in genomic DNA. It contains a variety of tools for repeat analysis, including the Tandem Repeats Finder program, query and filtering capabilities, repeat clustering, polymorphism prediction, PCR primer selection, data visualization and data download in a variety of formats. In addition, TRDB serves as a centralized research workbench. It provides user storage space and permits collaborators to privately share their data and analysis. TRDB is available at https://tandem.bu.edu/cgi-bin/trdb/trdb.exe.
authors.affiliation: Lab for Biocomputing and Informatics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Yevgeniy
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003196:Computer Graphics; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012984:Software; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D014584:User-Computer Interface