HUMA: A platform for the analysis of genetic variation in humans

Abstract

The completion of the human genome project at the beginning of the 21^st century, along with the rapid advancement of sequencing technologies thereafter, has resulted in exponential growth of biological data. In genetics, this has given rise to numerous variation databases, created to store and annotate the ever-expanding dataset of known mutations. Usually, these databases focus on variation at the sequence level. Few databases focus on the analysis of variation at the 3D level i.e. mapping, visualizing, and determining the effects of variation in protein structures. Additionally, these web servers seldom incorporate tools to help analyze this data. Here, we present the Human Mutation Analysis (HUMA) web server and database. HUMA integrates sequence, structure, variation and disease data into a single, connected database. A user-friendly interface provides click-based data access and visualization, while a RESTful web API provides programmatic access to the data. Tools have been integrated into HUMA to allow initial analyses to be carried out on the server. Furthermore, users can upload their private variation datasets, which are automatically mapped to public data and can be analyzed using the integrated tools. HUMA is freely accessible at http://ift.tt/2xS465p.

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