Time for a Unified System of Mutation Description and Reporting: A Review of Locus-Specific Mutation Databases

Table 1.

Current Status of Locus-Specific Databases (LSDBs)

A. Number of Web Sites and Locus Specific Databases Covered
Web sites (n = 94) 1 LSDB (n = 65) Multiple LSDBs (n = 29)
Number of genes covered/web site  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 15 16 19 20
Number of sites with the shown number of LSDBs 65 6 6 2 3 1 1 1 2  1  2  1  1  1  1
B. 29 Redundant LSDBs
18 genes covered by 2 LSDBs 3 genes covered by 3 LSDBs 1 gene covered by 6 LSDBs
GNAS1 ATM TP53
G6PD APC
Pou4F3, CX26, KCNQ4 GJBGE
GALT LDLR HEXA RS1 SCN5A, KCNE1, KCNH2, KCNQ1 PLP RDS, RHO RB1 ATPB7
  • Study data June 21 to July 18, 2001.

  • Total number of web sites covered = 94; total number of LSDBs = 262.

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