DisGeNET: a discovery platform for the dynamical exploration of human diseases and their genes

DisGeNET is a comprehensive discovery platform designed to address a variety of questions concerning the genetic underpinning of human diseases. DisGeNET contains over 380,000 associations between >16,000 genes and 13,000 diseases, which makes it one of the largest repositories currently available of its kind. DisGeNET integrates expert-curated databases with text-mined data, covers information on Mendelian and complex diseases, and includes data from animal disease models. It features a score based on the supporting evidence to prioritize gene-disease associations. It is an open access resource available through a web interface, a Cytoscape plugin and as a Semantic Web resource. The web interface supports…

• EF
  European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

  Awards: 115002, FP7/2007-2013
• EC
  European Commission

  Awards: FP7/2007-2013, 115002, 2007-2013, FP7/2007, 115191
• IM
  Innovative Medicines Initiative

  Awards: 115002, FP7/2007-2013
• ID
  Instituto de Salud Carlos III

  Awards: 115191, PI13/00082, CP10/00524, 115002
• ER
  European Regional Development Fund

  Awards: 2007-2013, FP7/2007-2013