ClinVar Insights

What is ClinVar?

ClinVar is a freely accessible, public archive of reports of the relationships among human variations and phenotypes, with supporting evidence. It facilitates access to and communication about the relationships asserted between human variation and phenotypes, supporting interpretation of variants found during clinical sequencing.

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What other technologies are related to ClinVar?

ClinVar Complementary Technologies

gnomAD

gnomAD provides allele frequencies observed in large population cohorts. This information helps assess the pathogenicity of variants found in ClinVar, making it a complementary resource.

mentioned alongside ClinVar in 59% (96) of relevant job posts

HGMD

HGMD (Human Gene Mutation Database) catalogs known germline mutations associated with human inherited disease. It complements ClinVar by providing expert-curated disease-causing mutations, although it has a different scope and curation process.

mentioned alongside ClinVar in 68% (69) of relevant job posts

OMIM

OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) is a comprehensive compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes. It is complementary to ClinVar because it provides detailed information about diseases and their genetic basis, which can help interpret variants in ClinVar.

mentioned alongside ClinVar in 44% (51) of relevant job posts