[ensembl-dev] homo_sapiens_variation_62_37g

[Stuart Meacham]

Hi guys,

I have a few queries. I am trying to incorporate the latest Ensembl 
release into RoboSNP. Basically I use 5 tables from 
homo_sapiens_variation_62_37g (allele, sample, subsnp_handle, 
transcript_variation and variation_feature). There seems to have been a 
number of seemingly arbitrary changes to the schemas.

For example in the transcript_variation table the consequence_type field 
has been renamed consequence_types, yet this has not been followed 
through in the variation_feature table which still has a field  called 
consequence_type. Also in transcript_variation we find 
peptide_allele_string is now called pep_allele_string. The 
transcript_stable_id is now rather confusingly called feature_stable_id. 
What is the rationale for these changes? I understand you need to update 
things as more, and more refined data, becomes available but shouldn't 
the default policy be 'conservation' so as the break as few things as 
possible?

Cheers

Stuart