Databases for oncogenomic research are
biological databases dedicated to
cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...
data and
oncogenomic research. They can be a primary source of cancer data, offer a certain level of analysis (processed data) or even offer online
data mining.
List
The table below gives an overview of databases for that serve specifically for oncogenomic research. Note that this is not a comprehensive list and does not contain databases that have a generic focus. You may find databases containing cancer data among the
List of biological databases
Biological databases are stores of biological information. The journal ''Nucleic Acids Research'' regularly publishes special issues on biological databases and has a list of such databases. The 2018 issue has a list of about 180 such databases a ...
or
Microarray databases A microarray database is a repository containing microarray gene expression data. The key uses of a microarray database are to store the measurement data, manage a searchable index, and make the data available to other applications for analysis and ...
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See also
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Cancer Research
Cancer research is research into cancer to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure.
Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and ...
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List of biological databases
Biological databases are stores of biological information. The journal ''Nucleic Acids Research'' regularly publishes special issues on biological databases and has a list of such databases. The 2018 issue has a list of about 180 such databases a ...
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Microarray databases A microarray database is a repository containing microarray gene expression data. The key uses of a microarray database are to store the measurement data, manage a searchable index, and make the data available to other applications for analysis and ...
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Oncogenomics
Oncogenomics is a sub-field of genomics that characterizes cancer-associated genes. It focuses on genomic, epigenomic and transcript alterations in cancer.
Cancer is a genetic disease caused by accumulation of DNA mutations and epigenetic alte ...
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Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''à ...
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References
External links
National Cancer Institute's List of Datasets and Databases
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Applied genetics
Biological databases
Medical genetics
Cancer genome databases