{"id":14156,"date":"2024-11-06T11:59:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=14156"},"modified":"2024-11-06T11:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:59:48","slug":"improving-functional-data-clinvar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/2024\/11\/06\/improving-functional-data-clinvar\/","title":{"rendered":"Update! Improving the Representation of Functional Data in ClinVar"},"content":{"rendered":"
As <\/span>previously announced<\/span><\/a>, NCBI is improving the way that functional data are submitted to <\/span>ClinVar<\/span><\/a> and how they are represented in the XML format and on the website. We have started enhancing support for functional data and would like your feedback!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We have updated the GitHub repository with:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coming soon!<\/span><\/b> Mock-ups for the VCV, or variant, web pages will be posted soon. <\/span>Below is an illustration of how functional data could look in the new variant display.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Functional data are a critical type of evidence for the classifications of both germline and somatic variants, particularly those with <\/span>uncertain significance (VUS)<\/span>. For example, RNA-seq analysis may be performed to determine if variant at a splice junction affects splicing. Or an <\/span>in vitro <\/span><\/i>biochemical assay may be developed to measure the effect of every possible single nucleotide variant in a gene encoding an enzyme.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Functional data may be submitted to ClinVar on its own or as part of the evidence for a classification. The ClinVar team will contact submitters who already have functional data in ClinVar to help them update and improve their contribution to ClinVar using the new format. Additionally, we anticipate allowing expert panels to provide assertions for the strength of functional evidence as annotations on submissions of functional data. These enhancements to ClinVar\u2019s data model and website will make it easier for clinical variant scientists and others to discover relevant functional data, whether generated as an experiment for a single variant or as a m<\/span>ultiplex assay of variant effect (MAVE).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on social\u202f<\/span>@NCBI<\/span><\/a>\u202fand\u202f<\/span>join our mailing list<\/span><\/a>\u202fto keep up to date on ClinVar.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We invite you to test your functional data in our new submission templates and to review the format for file download. Please provide your feedback to <\/span>clinvar@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We want your feedback!\u00a0 As previously announced, NCBI is improving the way that functional data are submitted to ClinVar and how they are represented in the XML format and on the website. We have started enhancing support for functional data and would like your feedback!\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s new?\u00a0 We have updated the GitHub repository with:\u00a0 Updated … Continue reading Update! Improving the Representation of Functional Data in ClinVar<\/span> What\u2019s new?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
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