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Genome Variation Format

Abbreviation: GVF

General Information

The Genome Variation Format (GVF) is a very simple file format for describing sequence alteration features at nucleotide resolution relative to a reference genome.

Homepage https://github.com/The-Sequence-Ontology/Specifications/blob/master/gvf.md

Countries that developed this resource United States

Created in 2009

Taxonomic range

All

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How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: GVF; Genome Variation Format; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.pkw5bj; Last edited: July 16, 2019, 3:49 p.m.; Last accessed: Oct 27 2021 3:07 p.m.

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Record updated: July 16, 2019, 3:48 p.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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		Before: The Genome Variation Format (GVF) is a very simple file format for describing sequence alteration features at nucleotide resolution relative to a reference genome. 
		After: The Genome Variation Format (GVF) is a very simple file format for describing sequence alteration features at nucleotide resolution relative to a reference genome.

Edits to 'https://fairsharing.org/FAIRsharing.pkw5bj' by 'The FAIRsharing Team' at 10:06, 25 Nov 2016 (approved):

	'homepage' has been modified:
		Before: http://www.sequenceontology.org/resources/gvf.html
		After: https://github.com/The-Sequence-Ontology/Specifications/blob/master/gvf.md Related standards have changed:  Previous values: New values:  bsg-s000089: Gene Ontology Domain list has changed:  Previous values: Genome sequence|| Genome variation|process| Variant file|| New values:  Genome sequence|| Genome variation|process| Variant file|| Life Science|domain| Taxonomy list has changed:  Previous values: New values:  All|http://identifiers.org/taxonomy/1?resource=MIR:00100019 Organisations have changed:  Previous values: US National Institutes of Health (NIH) New values:  US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sequence Ontology Administrators Grants have changed:  Previous values: New values:  R44HG2991 R44HG3667

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ISO/CD 20691 Collection - DRAFT

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Additional Information

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Karen Eilbeck

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Conditions of Use

Publications

A standard variation file format for human genome sequences

Reese MG, Moore B, Batchelor C, Salas F, Cunningham F, Marth GT, Stein L, Flicek P, Yandell M, Eilbeck K.
Genome Biology 2010

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Reporting Guidelines

Using Phenotype Ontologies in GVF

Terminology Artifacts

Gene Ontology

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Record Maintainer

This record is maintained by keilbeck

Funds

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Bethesda, MD, USA (Government body)
U.S. National Library of Medicine (Government body)

Maintains

Sequence Ontology Administrators (Consortium)

Grant Number(s)

R44HG2991 (National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Bethesda, MD, USA)
R44HG3667 (National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Bethesda, MD, USA)

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