Category: knowledge base

Public health genomics information is now easily accessible online

The amount of emerging genomic information related to healthcare and public health is staggering. PHGKB is a one-stop shop for information relevant to genomics translation and population health impact for almost all diseases across the life span. MyPHGKB allows end users to customize their own PHGKB databases and type of information. The Public Health Genomics Read More >

November 20, 2017 by Wei Yu and Muin J. Khoury, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

genomics, public health

database, knowledge base, MyPHGKB, PHGKB

Dealing with the Genomics and Health Information Overload: Introducing the CDC Public Health Genomics Knowledge Base

Understanding genetic information is increasingly becoming important for health decision making for a variety of health conditions across the lifespan. The amount of genome-related information is growing exponentially, but it is scattered all over the web, peer-reviewed literature, and public and private databases. The CDC Office of Public Health Genomics has launched the beta version Read More >

November 4, 2015 by Muin J. Khoury and Wei Yu, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

genomics

database, genetics, genomics, information, knowledge base