title: Brazilian genetic database of chromosome X.
abstract: The X chromosome is a singular source of information in population genetics, anthropological research and in forensic cases. Thus, many researchers have been interested in characterizing X chromosome markers in different populations. The Brazilian Genetic Database of Chromosome X (BGBX--Banco Genético Brasileiro do Cromossomo X) website is freely available in Portuguese and English versions and was developed with the main purpose of compiling all Brazilian population genetic data for X chromosome short tandem repeats (X-STRs) markers published in scientific journals searchable via PubMed. Furthermore, this database presents other relevant information concerning X-STRs, such as genetic and physical locations, allele structure, nomenclature, mutation rates, primers described in the literature and likelihood ratio calculation. The entire scientific community is now encouraged to submit their X-STR population genetic data to this website, available at http://www.bgbx.com.br. Regarding future prospects of BGBX, the authors intend to expand the website with data and information of X-linked insertion-deletion polymorphisms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Investigação de Paternidade , Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Rodovia Araraquara-Jaú, Araraquara, São Paulo, 14801-902, Brazil, joyce_apa@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Joyce Aparecida
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Alexandre Eduardo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Regina Maria Barretto
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cicarelli
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001938:Brazil; D041321:Chromosomes, Human, X / Q000235:genetics*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D054643:INDEL Mutation; D020407:Internet; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic