title: Human Disease Insight: An integrated knowledge-based platform for disease-gene-drug information.
abstract: The scope of the Human Disease Insight (HDI) database is not limited to researchers or physicians as it also provides basic information to non-professionals and creates disease awareness, thereby reducing the chances of patient suffering due to ignorance. HDI is a knowledge-based resource providing information on human diseases to both scientists and the general public. Here, our mission is to provide a comprehensive human disease database containing most of the available useful information, with extensive cross-referencing. HDI is a knowledge management system that acts as a central hub to access information about human diseases and associated drugs and genes. In addition, HDI contains well-classified bioinformatics tools with helpful descriptions. These integrated bioinformatics tools enable researchers to annotate disease-specific genes and perform protein analysis, search for biomarkers and identify potential vaccine candidates. Eventually, these tools will facilitate the analysis of disease-associated data. The HDI provides two types of search capabilities and includes provisions for downloading, uploading and searching disease/gene/drug-related information. The logistical design of the HDI allows for regular updating. The database is designed to work best with Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome and is freely accessible at http://humandiseaseinsight.com.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research In Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
authors.forename: Munazzah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tasleem
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research In Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishrat
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research In Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
authors.forename: Asimul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research In Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India.
authors.forename: Faizan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research In Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 110025, India. Electronic address: imtiyaz.hassan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Md Imtaiyaz
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hassan
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004194:Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D004358:Drug Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010600:Pharmacology
keywords: Data integration; Human disease database; Human genome project; Knowledge management system; Relational database management system