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. 2010 Mar:Chapter 12:12.9.1-12.9.10.
doi: 10.1002/0471250953.bi1209s29.

miRBase: microRNA sequences and annotation

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miRBase: microRNA sequences and annotation

Sam Griffiths-Jones. Curr Protoc Bioinformatics. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

miRBase is the central repository for microRNA (miRNA) sequence information. miRBase has a role in defining the nomenclature for miRNA genes and assigning names to novel miRNAs for publication in peer-reviewed journals. The online miRBase database is a resource containing all published miRNA sequences, together with textual annotation and links to the primary literature and to other secondary databases. The database provides a variety of methods to query the data, by specific searches of sequences and associated text and literature. All miRBase data are also available for download from the miRBase FTP site.

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