A searchable database of genetic evidence for psychiatric disorders

Thomas Konneker, Todd Barnes, Helena Furberg, Molly Losh, Cynthia M. Bulik, Patrick F. Sullivan
2008 American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics  
This paper describes a new bioinformatic tool for use in psychiatric research, "SLEP" (Sullivan Lab Evidence Project). SLEP is a searchable archive of findings from psychiatric genetics that is freely available on the web for non-commercial use (http://slep.unc.edu). Via a simple interface, users can retrieve findings from genomewide linkage, genomewide association, and microarray studies for ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depression, nicotine dependence, and
more » ... ia. Findings can be save to disk or viewed via a genome browser.
doi:10.1002/ajmg.b.30802 pmid:18548508 pmcid:PMC2574546 fatcat:ebcx7dhifje6riqqrrrqbn5phm