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http://www.ataxia.org/

Membership supported, nonprofit organization established dedicated to improving the lives of persons affected by ataxia through support, education, and research. The Foundation's primary purpose is to support promising ataxia research and to provide vital programs and services for ataxia families. The Foundation first began direct funding of ataxia research through the NAF Research Seed-Money Program. Since that time, the Foundation has established additional research programs which have included programs such as the NAF Young Investigator Award, the NAF Fellowship Award and other research initiatives. NAF research programs continue to fund promising ataxia research studies throughout the world. The Foundation supports research in dominant ataxia (including SCAs), recessive ataxia (including Friedreich's) and sporadic ataxia. The Foundation has developed an extensive library of NAF brochures, fact sheets, books, and videos on ataxia. Also available to its members is the Foundation's quarterly news publication, Generations. This 48 page ataxia news magazine provides the latest information on ataxia research, articles on living with ataxia, personal accounts from ataxia families throughout the United States, and much more.

Proper citation: National Ataxia Foundation (RRID:SCR_002933) Copy   

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http://www.brainscape.org/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on May 23, 2013. Database for resting state functional connectivity studies. Functional connectivity has shown tremendous promise in mapping the intrinsic functional topography of the brain, evaluating neuroanatomical models, and investigating neurological and psychiatric disease. Brainscape includes a repository of public and private data and an analysis engine for exploring the correlation structure of spontaneous fluctuations in the fMRI BOLD signal. (DICOM data is the image format that can be uploaded.) With Brainscape you can upload, analyze, and share your own data. You can search for, download, and analyze studies in the repository of shared data. The analysis engine works by selecting one or more studies, typing in the coordinates of a brain region of interest, and the seed-region correlation engine computes the correlation structure across the whole brain. (T1, T2 and EPI data are the scan types Brainscape can process.) You decide who can access your data. You can keep it to yourself, share with select colleagues, or share it with everyone. The Brainscape database and analysis tools are open source and freely available.

Proper citation: Brainscape (RRID:SCR_002962) Copy   

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https://genenames.org

Only worldwide authority that provides standardized nomenclature, i.e. gene names and symbols (short form abbreviations), for all known human genes, and stores all approved symbols in the HGNC database. Approved human gene nomenclature. Database of gene symbols and names. Manually curated genes into groups based on shared characteristics such as homology, function or phenotype. Data for protein-coding genes, pseudogenes and non-coding RNAs.

Proper citation: HGNC (RRID:SCR_002827) Copy   

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http://hapmap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 22, 2016. A multi-country collaboration among scientists and funding agencies to develop a public resource where genetic similarities and differences in human beings are identified and catalogued. Using this information, researchers will be able to find genes that affect health, disease, and individual responses to medications and environmental factors. All of the information generated by the Project will be released into the public domain. Their goal is to compare the genetic sequences of different individuals to identify chromosomal regions where genetic variants are shared. Public and private organizations in six countries are participating in the International HapMap Project. Data generated by the Project can be downloaded with minimal constraints. HapMap project related data, software, and documentation include: bulk data on genotypes, frequencies, LD data, phasing data, allocated SNPs, recombination rates and hotspots, SNP assays, Perlegen amplicons, raw data, inferred genotypes, and mitochondrial and chrY haplogroups; Generic Genome Browser software; protocols and information on assay design, genotyping and other protocols used in the project; and documentation of samples/individuals and the XML format used in the project.

Proper citation: International HapMap Project (RRID:SCR_002846) Copy   

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http://hembase.niddk.nih.gov/

Database designed for web-based examination of the human erythroid transcriptome. The database is organized to provide a cytogenetic band position, a unique name as well as a concise annotation for each entry. Search queries may be performed by name, keyword or cytogenetic location. Search results are linked to primary sequence data and three major human genome browsers for access to information considered current at the time of each search. Hembase provides interested scientists and clinical hematologists with a genome-based approach toward the study of erythroid biology. Red blood cells in the circulation arise from hematopoietic stem cells that proliferate as erythroid progenitors and differentiate into erythroid precursor cells in response to the hormone erythropoietin. Messenger RNA was isolated from those cells and used to generate gene libraries. Sequencing several thousand expressed sequence tags (EST) from those libraries was then performed. Those EST and sequences encoding several hundred additional genes with known expression in erythroid cells are compiled here as a database of human erythroid gene activity. The database is organized and linked according to the location of these sequences within the human genome., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on January 15,2026.

Proper citation: HemBase (RRID:SCR_002880) Copy   

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http://bioinfo.nist.gov/hmpd/

Database of mitochondrial and human nuclear encoded proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and function. This database consolidates information from SwissProt, LocusLink, Protein Data Bank (PDB), GenBank, Genome Database (GDB), Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), Human Mitochondrial Genome Database (mtDB), MITOMAP, Neuromuscular Disease Center and Human 2-D PAGE Databases. The mitochondrion plays a central role in cellular metabolism, and evidence of mitochondrial involvement in a number of different human diseases is increasing. This database is intended as a tool not only to aid in studying the mitochondrion but in studying the associated diseases. Mitochondrial DNA Sequence: A graphical tool was developed to visualize the human mitochondrial DNA sequences that highlight coding regions for RNAs and proteins. Disease susceptible mutations are also noted in the sequence. Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism: Human mitochondrial sequences of different ethnic groups were obtained from the Human Mitochondrial Genome Database. A DNA sequence analysis tool was developed to compare polymorphisms of different human mitochondrial DNA sequences. This tool allows the user to select mitochondrial sequences from any two human populations and compare them for sequences variations. Mitochondrial proteins related diseases: Malfunction of mitochondrial proteins affect many cells from brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscles, kidney, and the endocrine and the respiratory systems which lead to many diseases. Relevant information for mitochondrial related diseases from OMIM, the Neuromuscular Disease Center and MITOMAP are gathered, and mitochondrion-associated diseases are grouped, categorized, and linked to OMIM. 3-D Structures of Mitochondrial proteins: The available 3D structures for mitochondrial proteins are presented through a custom-made interface. A concise HTML page is generated for reporting the structural details and the associated information obtained from relevant web sites (PDBREPORT, Interatomic Contacts of Structural Units (CSU), PROCHECK, Ligand Protein Contacts (LPC), PROMOTIF and CastP). References are linked to the PubMed site. The 3-D structures are presented through the use of a Kinemage.

Proper citation: Human Mitochondrial Protein Database (RRID:SCR_002913) Copy   

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http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/Imaging

Portal where neuroimaging studies are carried out using a Siemens 3T Tim Trio Magnetic Resonance Imaging (or MRI) scanner that is wholly dedicated to studies in Cognitive Neuroscience. From emotions and memories to language and learning, functional neuroimaging is being applied in many different areas of Cognitive Neuroscience. In many cases, this research relies upon support from healthy volunteers although neuroimaging studies are also being conducted in various clinical populations, including depression, anxiety, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

Proper citation: CBU Imaging Wiki (RRID:SCR_003014) Copy   

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http://adni-info.org/

Database of the results of the ADNI study. ADNI is an initiative to develop biomarker-based methods to detect and track the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that provides access to qualified scientists to their database of imaging, clinical, genomic, and biomarker data.

Proper citation: ADNI - Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (RRID:SCR_003007) Copy   

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http://www.diabetesgenome.org

Produce resources to unravel the interface between insulin action, insulin resistance and the genetics of type 2 diabetes including an annotated public database, standardized protocols for gene expression and proteomic analysis, and ultimately diabetes-specific and insulin action-specific DNA chips for investigators in the field. The project aims to identify the sets of the genes involved in insulin action and the predisposition to type 2 diabetes, as well as the secondary changes in gene expression that occur in response to the metabolic abnormalities present in diabetes. There are five major and one pilot project involving human and rodent tissues that are designed to: * Create a database of the genes expressed in insulin-responsive tissues, as well as accessible tissues, that are regulated by insulin, insulin resistance and diabetes. * Assess levels and patterns of gene expression in each tissue before and after insulin stimulation in normal and genetically-modified rodents; normal, insulin resistant and diabetic humans, and in cultured and freshly isolated cell models. * Correlate the level and patterns of expression at the mRNA and/or protein level with the genetic and metabolic phenotype of the animal or cell. * Generate genomic sequence from a panel of humans with type 2 diabetes focusing on the genes most highly regulated by insulin and diabetes to determine the range of sequence and expression variation in these genes and the proteins they encode, which might affect the risk of diabetes or insulin resistance. The DGAP project will define: * the normal anatomy of gene expression, i.e. basal levels of expression and response to insulin. * the morbid anatomy of gene expression, i.e., the impact of diabetes on expression patterns and the insulin response. * the extent to which genetic variability might contribute to the alterations in expression or to diabetes itself.

Proper citation: DGAP (RRID:SCR_003036) Copy   

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http://bmsr.usc.edu/software/eons/

Modeling platform to study the basic interactions between synaptic elements that allows the user to study qualitatively, and also quantitatively the relative contributions of diverse mechanisms underlying synaptic efficacy: the relevance of each and every element that comprises a synapse, the interactions between these components and their subcellular distribution, as well as the influence of synaptic geometry (presynaptic terminal, cleft and postsynaptic density). This platform consists of a graphical interface in which elements that comprise a single glutamatergic synapse (both pre- and post-synaptically), their behavior as well as the underlying synaptic geometry can be modified. For example, EONS offers the ability to study the effect of voltage-gated calcium channels density and distribution, the number and location of receptors and more. EONS is a parametric model of a generic glutamatergic synapse that takes into account pre-synaptic mechanisms, such as calcium buffering and diffusion, neurotransmitter release, diffusion and uptake in the cleft, and postsynaptic elements, such as ionotropic AMPA and NMDA receptors, their distribution and synaptic geometry, as well as metabotropic glutamate receptors. There are no complicated equations to write: all the models are predefined. This version is a great tool for first time users and students interested in learning about synapses, as well as for studying geometry and distribution hypotheses in a 2D rectangular geometry. System Requirements: EONS V1.2 is a Windows program but can be also successfully installed and run on Mac and Linux.

Proper citation: EONS (RRID:SCR_002979) Copy   

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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/

Database for sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex (HLA) and includes the official sequences for the WHO Nomenclature Committee For Factors of the HLA System. It currently contains 9,310 allele sequences (2013) along with detailed information concerning the material from which the sequence was derived and data on the validation of the sequences. It is established procedure for authors to submit the sequences directly to the IMGT/HLA Database for checking and assignment of an official name prior to publication, this avoids the problems associated with renaming published sequences and the confusion of multiple names for the same sequence. The need for reasonably rapid publication of new HLA allele sequences has necessitated an annual meeting of the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System. Additionally they now publish monthly HLA nomenclature updates both in journals and online to provide quick and easy access to new sequence information. The IMGT/HLA Database is part of the international ImMunoGeneTics project. In collaboration with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) and European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) they have developed an Oracle database to house the HLA sequences in such a way as to allow users to present complex queries about the sequence, sequence features, references, contacts and allele designations to the database via a graphical user interface over the web. The IMGT/HLA Database Submission Tool allows direct submission of sequences to the WHO HLA Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System. The IMGT/HLA Database provides an FTP site for the retrieval of sequences in a number of pre-formatted files.

Proper citation: IMGT/HLA (RRID:SCR_002971) Copy   

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http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/S5/

Sectional atlas featuring sections of the spinal cord and brain for a neuroanatomy course offered by Temple University. Labels may be turned on and off.

Proper citation: Sectional Atlas of Human Brain and Spinal Cord (RRID:SCR_000799) Copy   

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http://www.dystonia-parkinsons.org

A nonprofit organization whose goal is to find better treatments and cures for the movement disorders dystonia and Parkinson's disease. Funding opportunities are available through the collaborative research program between BSDPF and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

Proper citation: BSDPF (RRID:SCR_001162) Copy   

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http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/ARRmNormalization.html

Software package to perform the Adaptive Robust Regression method (ARRm) for the normalization of methylation data from the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 450k assay.

Proper citation: ARRmNormalization (RRID:SCR_001292) Copy   

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http://www.merck.com/

An American pharmaceutical company aiming to make a difference in the lives of people globally through their medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products.

Proper citation: Merck (RRID:SCR_001287) Copy   

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http://www.bioinformatics.org/peakanalyzer/wiki/

A set of standalone software programs for the automated processing of any genomic loci, with an emphasis on datasets consisting of ChIP-derived signal peaks. The software is able to identify individual binding / modification sites from enrichment loci, retrieve peak region sequences for motif discovery, and integrate experimental data with different classes of annotated elements throughout the genome. PeakAnalyzer requires a peak file and a feature annotation file in BED or GTF format. Complete annotation files for the current builds of the human (HG19) and mouse (MM9) genomes are provided with the software distribution.

Proper citation: PeakAnalyzer (RRID:SCR_001194) Copy   

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http://sv.gersteinlab.org/breakseq/

Software for scanning reads from short-read sequenced genomes against a human breakpoint library to accurately identify structural variants (SVs). The library of breakpoints at nucleotide resolution were assembled from collating and standardizing ~2,000 published structural variants (SVs). For each breakpoint, its ancestral state (through comparison to primate genomes) was inferred and its mechanism of formation (e.g., nonallelic homologous recombination, NAHR).

Proper citation: BreakSeq (RRID:SCR_001186) Copy   

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http://clarityresourcecenter.org/

Protocols and other training materials related to the CLARITY protocol, a technique for the transformation of intact tissue into a nanoporous hydrogel-hybridized form (crosslinked to a three-dimensional network of hydrophilic polymers) that is fully assembled but optically transparent and macromolecule-permeable.

Proper citation: Clarity resources (RRID:SCR_001387) Copy   

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https://services.healthtech.dtu.dk/services/NetNGlyc-1.0/

Server that predicts N-Glycosylation sites in human proteins using artificial neural networks that examine the sequence context of Asn-Xaa-Ser/Thr sequons. NetNGlyc 1.0 is also available as a stand-alone software package, with the same functionality as the service above. Ready-to-ship packages exist for the most common UNIX platforms.

Proper citation: NetNGlyc (RRID:SCR_001570) Copy   

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http://cellfinder.de/about/ontology/

Structured vocabulary to organize cell-associated data and to place these data in clearly defined semantic relations to other biological facts. It describes cell types, their properties and origin and links this information to other existing ontologies like the Cell Ontology (CL), Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA), Gene Ontology (GO), Mouse Anatomy and others using the top-level ontology BioTop.

Proper citation: CELDA Ontology (RRID:SCR_001601) Copy   

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