[ensembl-dev] Disappeared Variation synonyms

[Ma, Man Chun John]

Hi all,

V67's inclusion of dbSNP 136 updates for rat is clearly good news, as this bridged a gap between the two databases (many Ensembl rat SNPs were pulled from dbSNP post-130 and they were not re-included into dbSNP for the past 3 years).

However, when I attempted to access one of those SNPs I haven't been able to locate them using the previous ENSSNP IDs. After searching for the SNPs in question by using genomic coordinates, I've noticed the v67 entry included none of the synonyms listed in v66.

For example:

rs105805725 in v67 (http://www.ensembl.org/Rattus_norvegicus/Variation/Summary?db=core;r=17:39585392-39585392;source=dbSNP;v=rs105805725;vdb=variation;vf=5120020) vs rs65331131 aka ENSRNOSNP971187 in v66: (http://feb2012.archive.ensembl.org/Rattus_norvegicus/Variation/Summary?r=17:39584892-39585892;source=dbSNP;v=rs65331131;vdb=variation;vf=3051002). They are essentially the same Variation (same position and alleles and even individual genotypes), yet the v67 entry did not include any synonyms seen in v66.

Due to the issue mentioned in the beginning of the email, any rs# for these SNPs in pre-v67 are de jure invalid, and our lab relied on the ENSSNP ID for identification. I hope those ENSSNP IDs have not been retired so abruptly right?

Cheers,

John MC Ma
Graduate Assistant
Kwitek Lab
Department of Pharmacology
3125E MERF
375 Newton Road
Iowa City IA 52242


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