TRDB—The Tandem Repeats Database
Date
2006-12-14
Authors
Gelfand, Yevgeniy
Rodriguez, Alfredo
Benson, Gary
Version
OA Version
Citation
Gelfand, Yevgeniy, Alfredo Rodriguez, Gary Benson. "TRDB—The Tandem Repeats Database" Nucleic Acids Research 35(Database issue): D80-D87. (2006)
Abstract
Tandem repeats in DNA have been under intensive study for many years, first, as a consequence of their usefulness as genomic markers and DNA fingerprints and more recently as their role in human disease and regulatory processes has become apparent. The Tandem Repeats Database (TRDB) is a public repository of information on tandem repeats in genomic DNA. It contains a variety of tools for repeat analysis, including the Tandem Repeats Finder program, query and filtering capabilities, repeat clustering, polymorphism prediction, PCR primer selection, data visualization and data download in a variety of formats. In addition, TRDB serves as a centralized research workbench. It provides user storage space and permits collaborators to privately share their data and analysis. TRDB is available at https://tandem. bu.edu/cgi-bin/trdb/trdb.exe.