Variant View

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Joel A Ferstay

 

Variant View is a visualization tool for analyzing genetic sequence variants.

Variant View is useful to domain experts in several ways: First, it integrates diverse data types previously distributed across input files and external databases. Second, it provides summary metrics that are valuable for sorting genes and identifying candidates for further exploration. Third, it displays rich information about variant type and distribution across a gene. This information is not available in any other visualization tool and is valuable for interpreting the biological impact of variants, which requires human inspection.

Release Date:
November, 2014
Status:
Availability:
Data type:
Techniques:
2D
Software:
Installed, Web based
Technology:
HTML 5, D3, CSS, Python
Platform:
Android, IOS, Linux, Mac OSX, Windows
Requirements:
Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera

Project development

Institution: University of British Columbia