Genetic databases: Online catalogues of inherited disorders

Abstract

Current information on inherited disorders in domestic animals is available on the internet: Online Mendelian inheritance in animals (OMIA) and Mendelian inheritance in sheep (MIS) are the two major sources of information. OMIA was created (and is maintained) by workers at the University of Sydney. MIS has been compiled by the Committee on Genetic Nomenclature of Sheep and Goats (COGNOSAG), an international group of geneticists. In the future, similar catalogues for other species (starting with goats and cattle) will be made available by COGNOSAG. Electronic access to this information is freely accessible on the world-wide web at http://www.angis.su.oz.au/Databases/BIRX/omia (for OMIA), http://probe.nalusda. gov:8300/animal/omia.html (for OMIA in the United States of America) and at http://www.angis.org.au/Databases/BIRX/mis (for MIS).