Enhancing the HapMap Web Site

描述（由申请人提供）：国际HapMap项目创建了人类遗传变异的共同模式的地图，旨在大大加快对影响人类健康和疾病的基因组变异的研究。HapMap数据集的主要门户是位于www.hapmap.org的HapMap网站。我们建议扩展HapMap.org提供的服务，使该网站对基因研究人员更有用。我们将增加新的可视化、分析和质量控制工具，以帮助研究人员在各种遗传关联研究设计中选择snp进行表征，帮助他们监测作图研究的进展和准确性，并为解释结果和规划下一步提供指导。我们还将开发提供用户支持的基础设施，包括开发文档、在线帮助和教程、研讨会课程、讨论论坛和帮助台。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International HapMap Project has created a map of common patterns of human genetic variation designed to greatly accelerate the search for genomic variations that effect human health and disease. The primary portal for the HapMap data set is the HapMap web site, located at www.hapmap.org. We propose to extend the services available at HapMap.org to make the site more useful to genetic researchers. We will add new visualization, analysis and quality control tools to assist researchers in selecting SNPs to characterize in a variety of genetic association study designs, help them monitor the progress and accuracy of a mapping study, and provide guidance in interpreting results and planning out their next steps. We will also develop our infrastructure for providing user support, including the development of documentation, on-line help and tutorials, workshop curricula, discussion forums and a help desk.