Title |
The first Malay database toward the ethnic-specific target molecular variation
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, April 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s13104-015-1123-y |
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Authors |
Hashim Halim-Fikri, Ali Etemad, Ahmad Zubaidi Abdul Latif, Amir Feisal Merican, Atif Amin Baig, Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Endom Ismail, Iman Salahshourifar, Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini, Marini Ramli, Mohamed Irwan Shah, Muhammad Farid Johan, Nik Norliza Nik Hassan, Noraishah Mydin Abdul-Aziz, Noor Haslina Mohd Noor, Ab Rajab Nur-Shafawati, Rosline Hassan, Rosnah Bahar, Rosnah Binti Zain, Shafini Mohamed Yusoff, Surini Yusoff, Soon Guan Tan, Meow-Keong Thong, Hatin Wan-Isa, Wan Zaidah Abdullah, Zahurin Mohamed, Zarina Abdul Latiff, Bin Alwi Zilfalil, In alphabetical order, members of the Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project |
Abstract |
The Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (MyHVP) is one of the eighteen official Human Variome Project (HVP) country-specific nodes. Since its inception in 9(th) October 2010, MyHVP has attracted the significant number of Malaysian clinicians and researchers to participate and contribute their data to this project. MyHVP also act as the center of coordination for genotypic and phenotypic variation studies of the Malaysian population. A specialized database was developed to store and manage the data based on genetic variations which also associated with health and disease of Malaysian ethnic groups. This ethnic-specific database is called the Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project database (MyHVPDb). Currently, MyHVPDb provides only information about the genetic variations and mutations found in the Malays. In the near future, it will expand for the other Malaysian ethnics as well. The data sets are specified based on diseases or genetic mutation types which have three main subcategories: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP), Copy Number Variation (CNV) followed by the mutations which code for the common diseases among Malaysians. MyHVPDb has been open to the local researchers, academicians and students through the registration at the portal of MyHVP ( http://hvpmalaysia.kk.usm.my/mhgvc/index.php?id=register ). This database would be useful for clinicians and researchers who are interested in doing a study on genomics population and genetic diseases in order to obtain up-to-date and accurate information regarding the population-specific variations and also useful for those in countries with similar ethnic background. |
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Indonesia | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 3 | 75% |
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Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 16% |
Researcher | 6 | 12% |
Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 12% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
Other | 10 | 20% |
Unknown | 10 | 20% |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 26% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 6% |
Engineering | 2 | 4% |
Other | 4 | 8% |
Unknown | 12 | 24% |