GenAp: a distributed SQL interface for genomic data

Abstract

The impressively low cost and improved quality of genome sequencing provides to researchers of genetic diseases, such as cancer, a powerful tool to better understand the underlying genetic mechanisms of those diseases and treat them with effective targeted therapies. Thus, a number of projects today sequence the DNA of large patient populations each of which produces at least hundreds of terra-bytes of data. Now the challenge is to provide the produced data on demand to interested parties.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 04, 2016
Source ID
10.1186/s12859-016-0904-1

Entities

People

  • Christos Kozanitis
  • David A Patterson

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
  • National Science Foundation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Economics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Oncology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology