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KAREBrowser: SNP database of Korea Association REsource Project

  • Hong, Chang-Bum;Kim, Young-Jin;Moon, Sang-Hoon;Shin, Young-Ah;Cho, Yoon-Shin;Lee, Jong-Young
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.47-50
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    • 2012
  • The International HapMap Project and the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) provide plentiful resources on human genome information to the public. However, this kind of information is limited because of the small sample size in both databases. A Genome-Wide Association Study has been conducted with 8,842 Korean subjects as a part of the Korea Association Resource (KARE) project. In an effort to build a publicly available browsing system for genome data resulted from large scale KARE GWAS, we developed the KARE browser. This browser provides users with a large amount of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) information comprising 1.5 million SNPs from population-based cohorts of 8,842 samples. KAREBrowser was based on the generic genome browser (GBrowse), a web-based application tool developed for users to navigate and visualize the genomic features and annotations in an interactive manner. All SNP information and related functions are available at the web site http://ksnp.cdc. go.kr/karebrowser/.

ENCODE: A Sourcebook of Epigenomes and Chromatin Language

  • Yavartanoo, Maryam;Choi, Jung Kyoon
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.2-6
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    • 2013
  • Until recently, since the Human Genome Project, the general view has been that the majority of the human genome is composed of junk DNA and has little or no selective advantage to the organism. Now we know that this conclusion is an oversimplification. In April 2003, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched an international research consortium called Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) to uncover non-coding functional elements in the human genome. The result of this project has identified a set of new DNA regulatory elements, based on novel relationships among chromatin accessibility, histone modifications, nucleosome positioning, DNA methylation, transcription, and the occupancy of sequence-specific factors. The project gives us new insights into the organization and regulation of the human genome and epigenome. Here, we sought to summarize particular aspects of the ENCODE project and highlight the features and data that have recently been released. At the end of this review, we have summarized a case study we conducted using the ENCODE epigenome data.

A Short History of the Genome-Wide Association Study: Where We Were and Where We Are Going

  • Ikegawa, Shiro
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.220-225
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    • 2012
  • Recent rapid advances in genetic research are ushering us into the genome sequence era, where an individual's genome information is utilized for clinical practice. The most spectacular results of the human genome study have been provided by genome-wide association studies (GWASs). This is a review of the history of GWASs as related to my work. Further efforts are necessary to make full use of its potential power to medicine.

Human Genome Project (인간유전체 사업)

  • Kwon, Oh-Joo
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.196-202
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    • 2001
  • The completion of the rough draft of the human genome is a remarkable achievement. It provides the overall structures of huge DNA molecules that constitute the genome and an outline of the information needed to create a human being. This paper reviewed new ideas, projects, and scientific advances made by the Human Genome Project. We also discussed the future of medicine and biomedical research in postgenomic era.

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Perspectives on Functional Genomics

  • Song, Kyuyoung
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • v.5 no.5
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    • pp.307-312
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    • 2000
  • As the first assembly of the human genome was announced on June 26, 2000, we have entered post genome era. The genome sequence represents a new starting point for science and medicine with possible impact on research across the life sciences. In this review I tried to offer brief summaries of history and progress of the Human Genome Project and two major challenges ahead, functional genomics and DNA sequence variation research.

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Bioinformatics - Present and Future

  • Son, Hyeon S.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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    • 2002.06b
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    • pp.14-14
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    • 2002
  • Genome project is a research for discovering genomic information. Human genome sequence, under the title of HGP(human genome project), was drafted successfully at the end of June, 2000. And the academic world soon predicted that related research field would be activated and since then bioinformatics has been in the spotlight.(omitted)

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