title: PhenCode: connecting ENCODE data with mutations and phenotype.
abstract: PhenCode (Phenotypes for ENCODE; http://www.bx.psu.edu/phencode) is a collaborative, exploratory project to help understand phenotypes of human mutations in the context of sequence and functional data from genome projects. Currently, it connects human phenotype and clinical data in various locus-specific databases (LSDBs) with data on genome sequences, evolutionary history, and function from the ENCODE project and other resources in the UCSC Genome Browser. Initially, we focused on a few selected LSDBs covering genes encoding alpha- and beta-globins (HBA, HBB), phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), blood group antigens (various genes), androgen receptor (AR), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), and Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), but we plan to include additional loci of clinical importance, ultimately genomewide. We have also imported variant data and associated OMIM links from Swiss-Prot. Users can find interesting mutations in the UCSC Genome Browser (in a new Locus Variants track) and follow links back to the LSDBs for more detailed information. Alternatively, they can start with queries on mutations or phenotypes at an LSDB and then display the results at the Genome Browser to view complementary information such as functional data (e.g., chromatin modifications and protein binding from the ENCODE consortium), evolutionary constraint, regulatory potential, and/or any other tracks they choose. We present several examples illustrating the power of these connections for exploring phenotypes associated with functional elements, and for identifying genomic data that could help to explain clinical phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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mesh_terms: D000077329:Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000235:genetics; D030541:Databases, Genetic / Q000592:standards; D005838:Genotype; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010651:Phenylalanine Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000235:genetics; D012985:Software Design; D018511:Systems Integration
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D005914:Globins; D010651:Phenylalanine Hydroxylase; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D000077329:Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase; C000625949:BTK protein, human