{"id":9660,"date":"2022-10-25T18:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T22:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2022-10-27T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T17:17:50","slug":"dbgap-intro-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2022\/10\/25\/dbgap-intro-1\/","title":{"rendered":"dbGaP: Data and analyses from millions of study participants, samples, and trillions of genotypes!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you familiar with the well-known\u00a0Framingham Heart Study<\/a>, a multi-generation study of residents of Framingham, Massachusetts begun in 1948? Much of what is now known about the impact of genetics, lifestyle, and diet on cardiovascular health and disease has come from this research study. (See PMC4159698<\/a>\u00a0 for a historical perspective.) Did you know that\u00a0data from this study<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0over 2,000 other studies<\/a> that demonstrate the relationship between genetic and medical outcomes and other phenotypes are available from NCBI\u2019s Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)<\/a>?<\/p>\n dbGaP was\u00a0established in 2007<\/a> as a repository of human data from large scale studies. You can access data from more than 2.8 million study participants who have provided over 3.3 million molecular samples. You can retrieve patient-level phenotypic (e.g.<\/em>, demographic, clinical, exposure) data and molecular (e.g.<\/em>, called genotypes omics, sequence) data, and the results of association analyses from genome-scale case-control and longitudinal studies of heritable diseases.<\/p>\n What types of studies and data are available in dbGaP?<\/strong><\/p>\n dbGaP contains a wide range of studies and types of data, all relating to human genetic and phenotypic measurements. Most dbGaP data are from NIH-funded research, but recently we have expanded to include non-NIH funded studies. An easy way to find dbGaP Studies, Phenotype and Molecular Datasets, Variables, Analyses and Documents is through the\u00a0dbGaP Advanced Search<\/a> (Figure 1). The interface allows you to filter results by different characteristics depending on the tab you choose.<\/p>\n Figure 1. The dbGaP Advanced Search interface. Tabs that appear at the top of the web interface allow you to select the studies, datasets, analyses, etc. of interest. Filters (facets) appear on the left (see inset). Click on filters to select values to find Links on the study summary pages provide direct access to data. <\/em>Top panel:\u00a0 Studies tab and the corresponding filter categories.\u00a0 Bottom panel: Molecular data tab results with Study (Framingham SHARe), Markerset Source (Affymetrix) filters applied.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n For example, selecting the Study Disease\/Focus filter in the dbGaP Advanced search allows you to filter studies by human diseases or conditions. Table 1 shows a sample of the dbGaP studies focused on human diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n