title: The Moroccan Genetic Disease Database (MGDD): a database for DNA variations related to inherited disorders and disease susceptibility.
abstract: National and ethnic mutation databases provide comprehensive information about genetic variations reported in a population or an ethnic group. In this paper, we present the Moroccan Genetic Disease Database (MGDD), a catalogue of genetic data related to diseases identified in the Moroccan population. We used the PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases to identify available articles published until April 2013. The Database is designed and implemented on a three-tier model using Mysql relational database and the PHP programming language. To date, the database contains 425 mutations and 208 polymorphisms found in 301 genes and 259 diseases. Most Mendelian diseases in the Moroccan population follow autosomal recessive mode of inheritance (74.17%) and affect endocrine, nutritional and metabolic physiology. The MGDD database provides reference information for researchers, clinicians and health professionals through a user-friendly Web interface. Its content should be useful to improve researches in human molecular genetics, disease diagnoses and design of association studies. MGDD can be publicly accessed at http://mgdd.pasteur.ma.
authors.affiliation: 1] Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Département de Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco [2] Laboratoire d'Agroalimentaire et Santé, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan I, Settat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Charoute
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Département de Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
authors.forename: Halima
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nahili
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Département de Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abidi
authors.affiliation: Département Informatique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gabi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Département de Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rouba
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Agroalimentaire et Santé, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan I, Settat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Malika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fakiri
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Département de Recherche Scientifique, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barakat
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic