This table lists fields in the dbGaP advanced search that are likely to be useful to most searchers.
| Search Field Name | Purpose | Example | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disease | Find all studies where the PI has assigned the indicated disease keyword | hypertension[Disease] | Find all studies where the PI has assigned the keyword “hypertension” as a disease term |
| Genotype Platform | Find all studies that use the indicated genotype platform | HumanOmni1_Quad_v1-0_B[Genotype Platform] | Find all studies that use the HumanOmni1_Quad_v1-0_B genotype platform. |
| Project | Find all studies that are associated to the indicated project | eMERGE[Project] | Find all studies that are associated to the eMERGE project. |
| Attribution | Find all studies that have the indicated keywords within the attribution section of a study | Johnson[Attribution] | Find all studies where “Johnson” is listed somewhere in the attribution. |
| Analysis | Find all analyses where the keyword is contained in an the analysis’s title or description | cancer[Analysis] | Find all analyses where the keyword “cancer” appears in the title or description. |
| Study Has SRA Components | Find all studies having SRA data or that are scheduled to have SRA data | True[Study Has SRA Components] | Find all studies having SRA data or scheduled to have SRA data. |
| Variable | Find all variables where the keyword is contained in the variable’s name or description | diabetes[Variable] | Find all variables where the keyword “diabetes” appears in the name or description. |
| Dataset | Find all datasets where the indicated keyword is contained in the dataset’s name or description | visit[Dataset] | Find all datasets where the keyword “visit” appears in the name or description. |
| Document | Find all documents where the indicated keywords appear in the document’s name or content | protocol[Document] | Find all documents where the keyword “protocol” appears in the content. |
| Study | Find all studies where the indicated keywords appear somewhere within the study. | glaucoma[Study] | Find all studies where the keyword “glaucoma” appears in at least one object associated to that study. |
From: The Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) and PheGenI
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