[ensembl-dev] Variation features named TMP_ESP_1_1693469 and similar???

[Jeremy Henty]

Looking at the EnsEMBL variation data we display in Otterlace we
noticed that not all of the features are named starting with "rs".
For instance (in homo_sapiens_variation_73_37) there is a feature
named rs1693469 with allele_string G/A and another named
TMP_ESP_1_1693469 with allele_string TCC/- .  These two features both
look like they have ID 1693469 yet they are different (because the
allele_string is different).  Also, the EnsEMBL URL for rs1693469
works, but the one for TMP_ESP_1_1693469 says not found.

We are not sure how best to handle this.  Should we display only
features whose names begin with "rs"?  If we display TMP_ESP_1_1693469
as well, is there a valid URL for it?

Jeremy Henty
Anacode team
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute