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http://dx.doi.org/10.5483/BMBRep.2011.44.2.107

IdBean: a Java GUI application for conversion of biological identifiers  

Lee, Sang-Hyuk (Division of Molecular Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Bum-Jin (Division of Molecular Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Hyeon-Jin (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital)
Lee, Hook-Eun (Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
Yu, Ung-Sik (Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University of Medicine and Science)
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BMB Reports / v.44, no.2, 2011 , pp. 107-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
We have developed a biologist-friendly, stand-alone Java GUI application, IdBean, for ID conversion. Our tool integrated most of the widely used ID conversion services that provide programmatic access. It is the first GUI ID conversion application that supports the direct merging as well as comparison of conversion results from multiple ID conversion services without manual effort. This tool will greatly help biologists who handle multiple ID types for the analyses of gene or gene product lists. By referring to multiple conversion services, the number of failed IDs can be reduced. By accessing ID conversion service online, it will potentially provide the most up-to-date conversion results. The application was developed in modular form; however, it can be re-packaged into plug-in form. For the development of a bioinformatics analysis tool, the module can be used as a built-in ID conversion component. It is available at http://neon.gachon.ac.kr/IdBean/.
Keywords
Bioinformatics; Data integration; ID conversion; Java GUI application; Omics data analysis;
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