alterlab-clinvar

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Access ClinVar variant interpretations programmatically.

AuthorAlterLab-IEU
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

ClinVar hosts a large, evolving collection of variant interpretations. Researchers need a reliable way to query, summarize, and integrate these records into pipelines without manual web browsing.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Programmatic search, summarize, and retrieval of ClinVar records via E-utilities, FTP, and web services.
  • Annotate research variant lists with clinical significance, review status, and gene associations across germline, somatic, and related contexts.
  • Use Case: load large variant lists from sequencing studies to fetch summaries and integrate ClinVar data into analysis workflows.

Quick Start

Query ClinVar for BRCA1 pathogenic variants and fetch summaries to annotate a local variant list.

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