Getting ready for the Human Phenome Project: the 2012 forum of the Human Variome Project.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2013

Keywords

Computational Biology, Databases, Genetic, Human Genome Project, Humans, Phenotype

JAX Source

Hum Mutat 2013 Apr; 34(4):661-6.

Volume

34

Issue

4

First Page

661

Last Page

666

ISSN

1098-1004

PMID

23401191

Abstract

A forum of the Human Variome Project (HVP) was held as a satellite to the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics in San Francisco, California. The theme of this meeting was "Getting Ready for the Human Phenome Project." Understanding the genetic contribution to both rare single-gene "Mendelian" disorders and more complex common diseases will require integration of research efforts among many fields and better defined phenotypes. The HVP is dedicated to bringing together researchers and research populations throughout the world to provide the resources to investigate the impact of genetic variation on disease. To this end, there needs to be a greater sharing of phenotype and genotype data. For this to occur, many databases that currently exist will need to become interoperable to allow for the combining of cohorts with similar phenotypes to increase statistical power for studies attempting to identify novel disease genes or causative genetic variants. Improved systems and tools that enhance the collection of phenotype data from clinicians are urgently needed. This meeting begins the HVP's effort toward this important goal. Hum Mutat 2013 Apr; 34(4):661-6.

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