A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
amamutdb.no: A Relational Database for MAN2B1 Allelic Variants that Compiles Genotypes, Clinical Phenotypes, and Biochemical and Structural Data of Mutant MAN2B1 in -Mannosidosis
Authors: Stensland HMFR, Frantzen G, Kuokkanen E, Buvang EK, Klenow HB, Heikinheimo P, Malm D, Nilssen O
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Human Mutation
Journal name in source: HUMAN MUTATION
Journal acronym: Hum Mutat
Volume: 36
Issue: 6
First page : 581
Last page: 586
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 1059-7794
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.22787
-Mannosidosis is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the MAN2B1 gene, encoding lysosomal -mannosidase. The disorder is characterized by a range of clinical phenotypes of which the major manifestations are mental impairment, hearing impairment, skeletal changes, and immunodeficiency. Here, we report an -mannosidosis mutation database, amamutdb.no, which has been constructed as a publicly accessible online resource for recording and analyzing MAN2B1 variants (). Our aim has been to offer structured and relational information on MAN2B1 mutations and genotypes along with associated clinical phenotypes. Classifying missense mutations, as pathogenic or benign, is a challenge. Therefore, they have been given special attention as we have compiled all available data that relate to their biochemical, functional, and structural properties. The -mannosidosis mutation database is comprehensive and relational in the sense that information can be retrieved and compiled across datasets; hence, it will facilitate diagnostics and increase our understanding of the clinical and molecular aspects of -mannosidosis. We believe that the amamutdb.no structure and architecture will be applicable for the development of databases for any monogenic disorder.