QTL Database Round Table Discussion:

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QTL Database Round Table Discussion Towards
Minimal Information for Publication and Phenotype
Ontology Development Dave Burt James M. Reecy
Funding for meeting was kindly provided by
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Agenda

• Short overviews of QTL databases
• 105 - Animal QTLdb (Zhiliang Hu)
• 115 - Roslin Institute (Andy Law)
• 125 - Rat Genome Database (Mary Shimoyama
• 135 - Mouse Genome Database (Susan Bello)
• 145 - Cattle QTL Database (David Adelson)
• 155 - dbGaP (Kim Pruitt)

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Agenda

• Development of minimal Standards for QTL
  publication
• 205 - Setting the Stage for MIQAS (Jim Reecy)
• 210 - Minimal Standards for QTL/Association
  Studies (Jan Aerts)
• 225 - Journal Editors perspective (Alan
  Archibald)
• 235 - Open discussion on Minimal Standards (Dave
  Burt, facilitator)
• 300 Coffee and soda break
• 315 - Continued discussion and Future Objectives

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Agenda

• Development of standardized phenotype terminology
• 330 - Overview need to Develop Animal Trait
  Ontology (Zhiliang Hu)
• 340 - Overview of Animal Trait Ontology and PATO
  concepts (Laron Hughes)
• 350 Chicken QTL Phenotype Ontology (Wilfrid
  Carre)
• 400 - Open discussion on database efforts (Jim
  Reecy)
•          - How can we work together?
• 430 - Sharing/access to curated data
• 455 - Future Directions
• 500 - Concluding remarks (Jim Reecy and Dave
  Burt)