title: Human mutation databases.
abstract: The first part of this unit compares general and locus-specific mutation databases. The second section deals with submitting data. The third part provides guidance for accessing mutation data. The final section offers advice on database construction.
authors.affiliation: Genomic Disorders Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne Fitzroy, Australia.
authors.forename: Ourania
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Horaitis
authors.forename: Richard G H
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cotton
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods