PROGRAMS, DATABASES, AND EXPERT-SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN GENETICISTS - A SURVEY

We present an overview of the variety of databases and programs that o ffer substantial aid to medical and molecular geneticists. Databases a nd expert systems for genetic diseases and birth defects, programs for segregation and linkage analysis, certain DNA and protein sequence da tabases, and information resources in general for molecular biology ar e addressed. These systems cannot be used effectively without the newl y developed techniques of information exchange based on international computer networks. A short introduction is given to the Internet and t o European institutions and organizations that offer help with the aqu isition and use of bioinformatic resources.