The Breast Cancer Gene Database: a collaborative information resource

The Breast Cancer Gene Database (BCGD) is a compendium of molecular genetic data relating to genes involved in breast cancer, and which is freely available via the World Wide Web. The data in BCGD is extracted from the published biomedical research literature and stored as a collection of 'Fact...

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Published inOncogene Vol. 18; no. 56; pp. 7958 - 7965
Main Authors BAASIRI, R. A, GLASSER, S. R, STEFFEN, D. L, WHEELER, D. A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Nature Publishing 23.12.1999
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Breast cancer
Breast Cancer Gene Database
Breast Neoplasms - genetics
Cell physiology
Cell transformation and carcinogenesis. Action of oncogenes and antioncogenes
Collaboration
Databases, Bibliographic
Databases, Factual
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic testing
Heredity
Humans
Internet
Medical research
MEDLINE
Molecular and cellular biology
Tumorigenesis
United States
World Wide Web
United States
Mammary gland diseases
Electronic publishing
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Gene
World wide web
Database
Information retrieval
Tumor
Mammary gland
Carcinogenesis
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Summary:The Breast Cancer Gene Database (BCGD) is a compendium of molecular genetic data relating to genes involved in breast cancer, and which is freely available via the World Wide Web. The data in BCGD is extracted from the published biomedical research literature and stored as a collection of 'Facts', which in turn are collected into topical categories organized by gene. This organization facilitates quick searches and rapid retrievals of specific data such as gene characteristics, functions and role in oncogenesis, and is an important factor allowing for continuous updates. BCGD can be searched either by gene name or keyword. Data is deposited and retrieved from the database through a set of interactive Web forms, making it both platform-independent and universally accessible in facilitating worldwide collaborative authoring of the database. Data in BCGD is linked to other on-line resources such as Entrez, GeneCards and On-Line Mendelian Inheritance in Man. BCGD is located at http://mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu/ermb/bcgd/bcgd.html.
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ISSN:0950-9232
1476-5594
DOI:10.1038/sj.onc.1203335