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http://www.ddduk.org/

The Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) study aims to find out if using new genetic technologies can help doctors understand why patients get developmental disorders. To do this we have brought together doctors in the 23 NHS Regional Genetics Services throughout the UK and scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, a charitably funded research institute which played a world-leading role in sequencing (reading) the human genome. The DDD study involves experts in clinical, molecular and statistical genetics, as well as ethics and social science. It has a Scientific Advisory Board consisting of scientists, doctors, a lawyer and patient representative, and has received National ethical approval in the UK. Over the next few years, we are aiming to collect DNA and clinical information from 12,000 undiagnosed children in the UK with developmental disorders and their parents. The results of the DDD study will provide a unique, online catalogue of genetic changes linked to clinical features that will enable clinicians to diagnose developmental disorders. Furthermore, the study will enable the design of more efficient and cheaper diagnostic assays for relevant genetic testing to be offered to all such patients in the UK and so transform clinical practice for children with developmental disorders. Over time, the work will also improve understanding of how genetic changes cause developmental disorders and why the severity of the disease varies in individuals. The Sanger Institute will contribute to the DDD study by performing genetic analysis of DNA samples from patients with developmental disorders, and their parents, recruited into the study through the Regional Genetics Services. Using microarray technology and the latest DNA sequencing methods, research teams will probe genetic information to identify mutations (DNA errors or rearrangements) and establish if these mutations play a role in the developmental disorders observed in patients. The DDD initiative grew out of the groundbreaking DECIPHER database, a global partnership of clinical genetics centres set up in 2004, which allows researchers and clinicians to share clinical and genomic data from patients worldwide. The DDD study aims to transform the power of DECIPHER as a diagnostic tool for use by clinicians. As well as improving patient care, the DDD team will empower researchers in the field by making the data generated securely available to other research teams around the world. By assembling a solid resource of high-quality, high-resolution and consistent genomic data, the leaders of the DDD study hope to extend the reach of DECIPHER across a broader spectrum of disorders than is currently possible.

Proper citation: Deciphering Developmental Disorders (RRID:SCR_006171) Copy   

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http://www.virtualflybrain.org

An interactive tool for neurobiologists to explore the detailed neuroanatomy, neuron connectivity and gene expression of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain.

Proper citation: Virtual Fly Brain (RRID:SCR_004229) Copy   

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http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/about-roslin/

The world''s largest collection of tick cell lines, enabling scientists to carry out advanced research. This biobank is establishing a collection of all the continuous cell lines derived from ixodid and argasid ticks of medical and veterinary importance available worldwide now and in future. Ticks are blood feeding arthropods which transmit many human and animal diseases. Research into prevention and cure of these diseases, which are caused by viruses, bacteria and protozoa, is greatly assisted by the use of cell culture systems which enable study of both how tick cells function, and how and why ticks transmit these disease-causing pathogens. Cell lines will always be shipped to recipient laboratories as growing cultures, since we cannot guarantee successful resuscitation of frozen stabilates. Tick cells in culture can tolerate the range of temperatures experienced during transit by air for up to a week. Training: We will provide training in tick cell line care and maintenance. This is an essential component of successful transfer of tick cells to, and their establishment in, laboratories with little or no previous experience of tick cell culture. Recipient scientists (preferably the person who will actually look after the cells) can visit the biobank for between 2 days and 2 weeks, depending on their level of previous experience, to be trained in the specific approach and methods for tick cell cultivation. Establishment of new cell lines: In response to requests and on receipt of suitable starting material (engorged female or moulting nymphal ticks), we will attempt to establish new cell lines from tick species or strains which are not already represented in the collection. Deposition of new tick cell lines: We invite researchers anywhere in the world who have established new tick cell lines to deposit samples for safekeeping free of charge and, if requested, for distribution alongside the existing biobank portfolio.

Proper citation: Roslin Wellcome Trust Tick Cell Biobank (RRID:SCR_004228) Copy   

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http://www.alspac.bris.ac.uk

A long-term health research project which follows pregnant women and their offspring in a continuous health and developmental study. More than 14,000 mothers enrolled during pregnancy in 1991 and 1992, and the health and development of their children has been followed in great detail. The ALSPAC families have provided a vast amount of genetic and environmental information over the years which can be made available to researchers globally.

Proper citation: ALSPAC (RRID:SCR_007260) Copy   

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http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ploras#annotations:QXuC2C7REeaxtw-aEPo07Q

A research project investigating the difficulties of recovering language after stroke (aphasia). The overall aim of the study is to give future stroke survivors accurate predictions of their aphasia recovery by creating clinical tools and discerning why some patients recover from aphasia better than others.

Proper citation: Predicting Language Outcome and Recovery After Stroke (PLORAS) (RRID:SCR_014498) Copy   

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https://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/tools/reapr

Software tool to identify errors in genome assemblies without need for reference sequence. Can be used in any stage of assembly pipeline to automatically break incorrect scaffolds and flag other errors in assembly for manual inspection. Reports mis-assemblies and other warnings, and produces new broken assembly based on error calls.

Proper citation: Recognition of Errors in Assemblies using Paired Reads (RRID:SCR_017625) Copy   

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http://hmri.info

Software toolbox for quantitative MRI in neuroscience and clinical research. Open source and flexible tool for qMRI data handling and processing. Allows estimation of high quality multi parameter qMRI maps followed by spatial registration in common space for statistical analysis.

Proper citation: hMRI-toolbox (RRID:SCR_017682) Copy   

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http://sbcb.bioch.ox.ac.uk/kdb/

A Database of Potassium Ion Channel Homology Models & Molecular Dynamics Simulations.

Proper citation: Potassium Channel Database (RRID:SCR_011960) Copy   

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http://www.sanger.ac.uk/science/tools/alien-hunter

Software for the prediction of putative Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) events with the implementation of Interpolated Variable Order Motifs (IVOMs). The predictions (embl format) can be automatically loaded into Artemis genome viewer.

Proper citation: Alien-hunter (RRID:SCR_015967) Copy   

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https://www.flimfit.org/

Software package for quantitative analysis of large Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) data, including global analysis. It is able to routinely analyse multi-well plate FLIM datasets on conventional PC workstations in a reasonable time., THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on September 16,2025.

Proper citation: FLIMfit (RRID:SCR_016298) Copy   

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http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php?la=en&fIDnum=/&mode=simple

A database which houses publisher policies regarding the self- archiving of journal articles on the web and in Open Access repositories. RoMEO contains publishers' general policies on self-archiving of journal articles and certain conference series. Each entry provides a summary of the publisher's policy, including what version of an article can be deposited, where it can be deposited, and any conditions that are attached to that deposit.

Proper citation: SHERPA RoMEO (RRID:SCR_013815) Copy   

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https://vertebrate.genenames.org/

Software resource for vertebrate gene nomenclature. Database of gene symbols. Coordinates with vertebrate nomenclature committees, MGNC (mouse), RGNC (rat), CGNC (chicken), AGNC (Anole green lizard), XNC (Xenopus frog) and ZNC (zebrafish), to ensure genes are named in line with their human homologs.

Proper citation: VGNC (RRID:SCR_017514) Copy   

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http://old.genedb.org/genedb/pombe/index.jsp

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE documented June 6, 2013 Database of all S. pombe (fission yeast) known and predicted protein coding genes, pseudogenes, transposons, tRNAs, rRNAs, snRNAs, snoRNAs and other known and predicted non-coding RNAs. Curation of new and existing literature is ongoing and changes are incorporated weekly. User feedback is welcome. The genome of fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe), which contains the smallest number of protein-coding genes yet recorded for a eukaryote: 4,824, has been sequenced and annotated. The centromeres are between 35 and 110 kilobases (kb) and contain related repeats including a highly conserved 1.8-kb element. Regions upstream of genes are longer than in budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), possibly reflecting more-extended control regions. Some 43% of the genes contain introns, of which there are 4,730. Fifty genes have significant similarity with human disease genes; half of these are cancer related. We identify highly conserved genes important for eukaryotic cell organization including those required for the cytoskeleton, compartmentation, cell-cycle control, proteolysis, protein phosphorylation and RNA splicing. These genes may have originated with the appearance of eukaryotic life. Few similarly conserved genes that are important for multicellular organization were identified, suggesting that the transition from prokaryotes to eukaryotes required more new genes than did the transition from unicellular to multicellular organization.

Proper citation: GeneDB Spombe (RRID:SCR_010639) Copy   

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http://www.cancerrxgene.org/

A genomics database project is an academic research program to identify molecular features of cancers that predict response to anti-cancer drugs.

Proper citation: Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (RRID:SCR_011956) Copy   

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https://github.com/wheaton5/souporcell

Software tool to cluster cells using the genetic variants detected within the scRNAseq reads. Robust clustering of single-cell RNA-seq data by genotype without reference genotypes. Used for clustering scRNAseq by genotypes.

Proper citation: Souporcell (RRID:SCR_027462) Copy   

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https://github.com/Core-Bioinformatics/bulkAnalyseR

Software R package for most bulk sequencing datasets. Creates shiny app for interactive data analysis and visualisation. Used for analysing and sharing bulk sequencing results.

Proper citation: bulkAnalyseR (RRID:SCR_027647) Copy   

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https://fsl.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/fslwiki/TBSS

Software tool to improve sensitivity, objectivity and interpretability of analysis of multi-subject diffusion imaging studies.

Proper citation: Tract Based Spatial Statistics (RRID:SCR_024932) Copy   

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https://fsl.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/fslwiki/XTRACT

Software command line tool for automated tractography. Standardised protocols for automated tractography in human and macaque brain.

Proper citation: XTRACT (RRID:SCR_024933) Copy   

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https://brainlife.io/docs/using_ezBIDS/

Web-based BIDS conversion tool to convert neuroimaging data and associated metadata to BIDS standard. Guided standardization of neuroimaging data interoperable with major data archives and platforms.

Proper citation: ezBIDS (RRID:SCR_025563) Copy   

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https://tristanic.github.io/isolde/

Software environment to ease task of building macromolecular models into low to medium resolution experimental maps. Physically realistic environment for model building into low-resolution electron-density maps. Can generate maps directly from crystallographic F/sigF data in MTZ format and automatically re-calculate them when model changes, and/or generate "static" maps from pre-calculated F/phi data.

Proper citation: ISOLDE (RRID:SCR_025577) Copy   

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