How should I cite discoveries made using INDEX-db data?
Please acknowledge the use of INDEX-db in your publications by citing the following:
Husayn Ahmed P, Vidhya V, Ravi Prabhakar More, Mahendra S. Rao, Biju Viswanath, Sanjeev Jain, Odity Mukherjee, ADBS Consortium. "INDEX-db: The Indian Exome Reference Database (Phase-I)". Journal of Computational Biology, 2019. doi: 10.1089/cmb.2018.0199.
How is the whole exome sequencing data analysed for INDEX-db?
The whole exome sequencing analysis pipeline is described in Ahmed P et al., 2019. Briefly, the pipeline is shown below:
What is "AF in INDEX_ALL" and "AF in INDEX_Controls"?
INDEX-db frequencies are calculated at two levels:
"AF in INDEX_ALL": Allele frequency in all individuals catalogued in INDEX-db, including individuals with diagnosis of neuropsychiatric and other related disorders.
"AF in INDEX_Controls": Allele frequency in control individuals catalogued in INDEX-db.
Can the data from INDEX-db be used for clinical diagnosis?
No. The data generated is intended for research purposes.
How to contribute data from Indian population to INDEX-db?
Please refer to the contact page for details on collaborating with the INDEX-db members.
Where should one report any bugs identified in the web application?
