Frontiers in Genetics (Oct 2021)

Gene4HL: An Integrated Genetic Database for Hearing Loss

  • Shasha Huang,
  • Shasha Huang,
  • Shasha Huang,
  • Guihu Zhao,
  • Guihu Zhao,
  • Jie Wu,
  • Jie Wu,
  • Jie Wu,
  • Kuokuo Li,
  • Kuokuo Li,
  • Qiuquan Wang,
  • Qiuquan Wang,
  • Qiuquan Wang,
  • Ying Fu,
  • Ying Fu,
  • Ying Fu,
  • Honglei Zhang,
  • Honglei Zhang,
  • Honglei Zhang,
  • Qingling Bi,
  • Qingling Bi,
  • Qingling Bi,
  • Xiaohong Li,
  • Xiaohong Li,
  • Xiaohong Li,
  • Weiqian Wang,
  • Weiqian Wang,
  • Weiqian Wang,
  • Chang Guo,
  • Chang Guo,
  • Chang Guo,
  • Dejun Zhang,
  • Dejun Zhang,
  • Dejun Zhang,
  • Lihua Wu,
  • Lihua Wu,
  • Lihua Wu,
  • Xiaoge Li,
  • Xiaoge Li,
  • Xiaoge Li,
  • Huiyan Xu,
  • Huiyan Xu,
  • Huiyan Xu,
  • Mingyu Han,
  • Mingyu Han,
  • Mingyu Han,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Chen Lei,
  • Xiaofang Qiu,
  • Yang Li,
  • Jinchen Li,
  • Jinchen Li,
  • Pu Dai,
  • Pu Dai,
  • Pu Dai,
  • Yongyi Yuan,
  • Yongyi Yuan,
  • Yongyi Yuan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.773009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common disabilities in the world. In industrialized countries, HL occurs in 1–2/1,000 newborns, and approximately 60% of HL is caused by genetic factors. Next generation sequencing (NGS) has been widely used to identify many candidate genes and variants in patients with HL, but the data are scattered in multitudinous studies. It is a challenge for scientists, clinicians, and biologists to easily obtain and analyze HL genes and variant data from these studies. Thus, we developed a one-stop database of HL-related genes and variants, Gene4HL (http://www.genemed.tech/gene4hl/), making it easy to catalog, search, browse and analyze the genetic data. Gene4HL integrates the detailed genetic and clinical data of 326 HL-related genes from 1,608 published studies, along with 62 popular genetic data sources to provide comprehensive knowledge of candidate genes and variants associated with HL. Additionally, Gene4HL supports the users to analyze their own genetic engineering network data, performs comprehensive annotation, and prioritizes candidate genes and variations using custom parameters. Thus, Gene4HL can help users explain the function of HL genes and the clinical significance of variants by correlating the genotypes and phenotypes in humans.

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