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DbSNP: Technology, Retrieval & Problems With Data Quality

The Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database (dbSNP) is a free public archive for genetic variation within and across different species developed and hosted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).

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DbSNP topic overview

The analysis highlights Technology, Retrieval and Problems With Data Quality as prominent areas in the source structure around DbSNP.

Related topics
37
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
42
Extracted relationships
98
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
42

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 10 topics
Retrieval · 10 topics
Problems With Data Quality · 7 topics
Submission · 6 topics
Purpose · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Data format
ASN.1, FASTA, XML
Description
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database
Download URL
ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/snp/
Organisms
Homo sapiens
Release date
1998
Research center
National Center for Biotechnology Information

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Purpose

Submission

Retrieval

Problems With Data Quality

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How DbSNP connects Entity context

The extracted context around DbSNP shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, DbSNP → DIP, First, Genome, However, ID, IDs, In, Multiple, New, Secondly, SNP, SNP ID, SNPs, There, These, This, When Another extracted example is DbSNP → DNA, Errors, HapMap, However, Lee, Mitchell, Musemeci, PCRs, Similarly, SNDs, SNPs, The, These. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

DbSNP

Top relations

related to Release · 17
DbSNP → DIP, First, Genome, However, ID, IDs, In, Multiple, New, Secondly, SNP, SNP ID, SNPs, There, These, This, When
related to Problems With Data Quality · 13
DbSNP → DNA, Errors, HapMap, However, Lee, Mitchell, Musemeci, PCRs, Similarly, SNDs, SNPs, The, These
related to 2. Tools/Data · 12
DbSNP → Another, Many, Map, NCBI, OMIM, PMC, PubMed, Sequence, Submission, The, UniGene, UniSTS
related to How to cite data from dbSNP · 11
DbSNP → Baker, ID, Individual, Kholodov, NCBI, Nucleic Acids Research, Phan, Sherry, Sirotkin, Smigielski, Ward
related to 2. Types of records · 7
DbSNP → Every, However, SNP, SNP ID, This, To, Unique
related to 1. How to · 6
DbSNP → Entrez SNP, ID, IDs, In, Searches, The
related to 1. Source · 6
DbSNP → HapMap, NCBI, Now, On September, Originally, SNP
related to Purpose · 6
DbSNP → According, In, Its, NCBI, Specifically, The
related to 3. How to submit · 5
DbSNP → DNA, Next, Other, Submitted, To
Data format · 1
DbSNP → ASN.1, FASTA, XML

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

refsnp variation ncbi number snps data records submissions also snp information available database nucleotide research single sequences submitted cluster id

DbSNP relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 98 structured relationships around DbSNP. Examples in this analysis include DbSNP → Data format → ASN.1, FASTA, XML and DbSNP → Description → Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Database. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DbSNPData formatASN.1, FASTA, XML1.00infobox
DbSNPDescriptionSingle Nucleotide Polymorphism Database1.00infobox
DbSNPDownload URLftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/snp/1.00infobox
DbSNPOrganismsHomo sapiens1.00infobox
DbSNPPrimary citation.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
DbSNPRelease date19981.00infobox
DbSNPResearch centerNational Center for Biotechnology Information1.00infobox
DbSNPWeb service URLEUtils SOAP1.00infobox
DbSNPWebsitencbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/1.00infobox
physical mappinginstance ofaccess to the molecular variation cataloged within dbSNP aids basic research0.80text
population geneticsinstance ofaccess to the molecular variation cataloged within dbSNP aids basic research0.80text
investigations into evolutionary relationshipsinstance ofaccess to the molecular variation cataloged within dbSNP aids basic research0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around DbSNP bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Ncbi, Research and Variation. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • DbSNP
    • Ncbi
    • Research
    • Variation
    • Also
    • Data
    • Al
    • Et
    • Nucleotide
    • Single
    • Snp
    • Snps
    • Polymorphism
  • dbsnp
    • Ncbi
    • Research
    • Variation
    • Also
    • Data
    • Al
    • Et
    • Nucleotide
    • Single
    • Snp
    • Snps
    • Polymorphism
  • genetic variation
    • Variation
    • Single
    • Research
    • Within
    • Ncbi
    • Polymorphism
    • Association
    • Used
    • Al
    • Et
    • Genome
    • New
  • single nucleotide polymorphisms
    • Single
    • Database
    • Polymorphism
    • Ncbi
    • Many
    • Sequences
    • Research
    • Variation
    • Information
    • Also
    • Snp
    • Dbsnp
  • national human genome research institute
    • Polymorphism
    • New
    • Within
    • Research
    • Variation
    • Available
    • Ncbi
    • Single
    • Snp
    • Data
    • Hapmap
    • Well
  • database
    • Single
    • Genetic
    • Nucleotide
    • Polymorphism
    • Ncbi
    • Variation
    • Sequences
    • Research
    • Information
    • Variants
    • Used
    • Within
  • nucleotide
    • Single
    • Database
    • Polymorphism
    • Ncbi
    • Many
    • Sequences
    • Research
    • Information
    • Also
    • Dbsnp
    • Protein
    • Snps
  • national center for biotechnology information
    • Data
    • Available
    • Polymorphism
    • Nucleotide
    • Submission
    • Single
    • Cluster
    • Research
    • Ncbi
    • Submissions
    • Refsnp
    • Well

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For DbSNP, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects DbSNP with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DbSNPOverview · splits 32 ⟂ 11
DbSNPRetrieval · splits 32 ⟂ 11
DbSNPProblems With Data Quality · splits 35 ⟂ 8
DbSNPSubmission · splits 36 ⟂ 7
DbSNPPurpose · splits 38 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

DbSNP

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples98
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around DbSNP to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Technology, Retrieval & Problems With Data Quality, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — DbSNP · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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