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A DATABASE FOR TRACKING TOXICOGENOMIC SAMPLES AND PROCEDURES
Citation:
Bao, W, J E. Schmid, A K. Goetz, H Ren, AND D J. Dix. A DATABASE FOR TRACKING TOXICOGENOMIC SAMPLES AND PROCEDURES. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 19(3):411-419, (2005).
Description:
Reproductive toxicogenomic studies generate large amounts of toxicological and genomic data. On the toxicology side, a substantial quantity of data accumulates from conventional endpoints such as histology, reproductive physiology and biochemistry. The largest source of genomics data is DNA microarrays, which generate enormous amounts of information in the course of profiling gene expression. Thus, data storage and management become essential and require a more sophisticated system than lab notebooks and electronic spreadsheets. We developed a toxicogenomics tracking database (TTD) for our reproductive studies based on the MIAME-Tox guidelines and relational database theory. This database stores the various types of data from both toxicological and genomic assays in a hierarchical fashion. The user-friendly interface provides easy procedures for researchers to add, edit, save, delete, and navigate different records. TTD also makes it practical to systematically export microarray data into public databases.