Release 27
(Aug 28, 2015):
A sum of 20,005 new QTL
added to the database. The current total number of QTL in the database: 57,414
[Breakdown by species -- Cattle: 36,693; Chicken: 4,676; Horse: 1,124;
Pig: 13,958; Sheep: 836; Rainbow trout: 127] (New additions less
obsolete ones: Cattle: 18,785; Chicken: 151; Horse: 106; Pig: 928; Sheep: 35;
Rainbow trout: 0 -- Net increase: 20,005).
Functions: The QTLdb curator tools have been improved
(1) There is now a better review environment for private data, including
an overall view of data from a report, and a special URL link and channels
for external reviews of data (e.g., by journal editors/reviewers) prior to
the public data release.
(2) A companion tool has been created for curators to search officially
published SNPs based on reported genome location. This allows curation of
QTL/association data that was previously excluded from data entry due to
lack of minimum required information for curation. Using official dbSNP
IDs helps consistently anchor the map locations of reported QTL/association
data.
(3) It's now possible to enter QTL/association data using genome map
coordinates if stable dbSNP identifiers are not available. Previously,
the genome coordinates were imported based on official dbSNP information.
We have now developed a method to record genome coordinates with build
versions represented by chromosome RefSeq IDs.
(4) Although all QTL/association data must be assigned to an existing trait
ontology entry (VT/PT/CMO), curators can now include the reported trait
names in the QTL record to allow retrospective review and improve future
ontology development.
