EpiVar Browser: advanced exploration of epigenomics data under controlled access.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Human epigenomic data has been generated by large consortia for thousands of cell types to be used as a reference map of normal and disease chromatin states. Since epigenetic data contains potentially identifiable information, similarly to genetic data, most raw files generated by these consortia are stored in controlled-access databases. It is important to protect identifiable information, but this should not hinder secure sharing of these valuable datasets.

Results

Guided by the Framework for responsible sharing of genomic and health-related data from the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), we have developed a tool to facilitate the exploration of epigenomics datasets' aggregate results, while filtering out identifiable information. Specifica

SUBMITTER: Lougheed DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10418203 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature