Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (11): 89-101.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.11.010

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The Cancer-related Bioinformatics Databases

Yang Jian, Cai Haoyang   

  1. Center of Growth,Metabolism,and Aging,Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment,College of Life Sciences,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610065
  • Received:2015-10-13 Online:2015-11-26 Published:2015-11-26

Abstract: Malignant tumor has become one of the major diseases that takes seriously risks to human health. In recent years, the rapid development of high-throughput detection technology has become an important means in cancer research. In this way, the cancer genomics data accumulated rapidly. These data is important for the research of mechanisms of tumor initiation and development. Massive biological data management and mining have become the foundation and an important field in cancer research. This article describes the frequently used bioinformatics databases of human tumors, including comprehensive databases, databases of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenetics, etc. Here we sum up the status quo of database development in China and abroad, and discuss the existing problems to assist current research.

Key words: bioinformatics, database, biological big data, tumor, OMICs data