A dynamic database of microarray-characterized cell lines with various cytogenetic and genomic backgrounds

Zhenya Tang, Dorit S. Berlin, Lorraine Toji, Gokce A. Toruner, Christine Beiswanger, Shashikant Kulkarni, Christa L. Martin, Beverly S. Emanuel, Michael Christman, Norman P. Gerry

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Abstract

The Human Genetic Cell Repository sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) contains more than 11,000 cell lines and DNA samples collected from numerous individuals. All of these cell lines and DNA samples are categorized into several collections representing a variety of disease states, chromosomal abnormalities, heritable diseases, distinct human populations, and apparently healthy individuals. Many of these cell lines have previously been studied with detailed conventional cytogenetic analyses, including G-banded karyotyping and fluorescence in situ hybridization. This work was conducted by investigators at submitting institutions and scientists at Coriell Institute for Medical Research, where the NIGMS Repository is hosted. Recently, approximately 900 cell lines, mostly chosen from the Chromosomal Aberrations and Heritable Diseases collections, have been further characterized in detail at the Coriell Institute using the Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human SNP Array 6.0 to detect copy number variations and copy number neutral loss of heterozygosity. A database containing detailed cytogenetic and genomic information for these cell lines has been constructed and is freely available through several sources, such as the NIGMS Repository website and the University of California at Santa Cruz Genome Browser. As additional cell lines are analyzed and subsequently added into it, the database will be maintained dynamically.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1143-1149
Number of pages7
JournalG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Volume3
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chromosomal microarray analysis
  • FISH
  • ISCN 2013
  • Karyotype

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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