dbVar
dbVar is a database of human genomic structural variation where users can search, view, and download data from submitted studies. dbVar stopped supporting data from non-human organisms on November 1, 2017; however existing non-human data remains available via FTP download. In keeping with the common definition of structural variation, most variants are larger than 50 basepairs in length – however a handful of smaller variants may also be found. dbVar provides access to the raw data whenever available, as well as links to additional resources, from both NCBI and elsewhere. For more information on structural variation see the Overview of Structural Variation page. For frequently asked questions see the dbVar Help & FAQ page.
dbVar is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Repository Scope
Research Areas
Life Sciences; Biology; Basic Research in Biology and Medicine; General Genetics; General Genetics and Functional Genome Biology; Cell and Developmental Biology; Human Genetics; Life Sciences; Medicine;
Data Types
Data Types Encouraged/Permitted
dbVar accepts data in Excel and VCF formats. Submission templates can be downloaded here. VCF submissions must include a partially-completed Excel template; the Excel template also contains instructions and other helpful information that are not present in the VCF document.
Fee for JHU Researchers to Deposit None.
Data Limit
dbVar only contains structural variants (>50bp). Small variants, including SNVs and indels 50bp or smaller, must be submitted to dbSNP – see dbSNP submission guidelines.
Data Access
Option for Data Access
Open Access;
Details on Data Access
All variants deposited in dbVar are made available open access.
Sensitive Data
Human Data Accepted
Yes
Level of Deidentification Required
If your data/variants includes any sensitive clinical information or personally identifying information, they must be submitted to dbGaP, not dbVar. dbGaP will store the necessary information behind controlled access, and forward anonymized aggregate structural variants to dbVar. See dbGaP for more information.
Relatedly, all submissions with clinically relevant structural variation should be submitted to ClinVar.
Human Participant Data Sharing Policy
Administration
Required Funder
None.
Persistent Identifier
dbVar ID (unique accession number)
AI LLM Policy
None
re3data
re3data Keywords:
DNA, bioinformatics, gene expression, gene studies, genetic code, genomics, human, phenotype
re3data Repository Contact
dbvar@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov