IXDB, AN X-CHROMOSOME INTEGRATED DATABASE

The integrated X chromosome database (IXDB) is a repository for physic al mapping data of the human X chromosome, Its current content is the result of a strict integration of data stemming from many different so urces, The main features of IXDB include a flexible and extendible sch ema, a comfortable and fully cross-referenced WWW interface (http://ix db.mpimg-berlindahlem.mpg.de) and a graphical map viewer implemented i n JAVA, The database stores objects used in physical mapping as well a s the maps resulting from this work, but a strong emphasis is placed o n recording experiments that connect objects together, This should gre atly contribute to fulfilling one of the major goals of the database: to support the construction of an integrated physical, genetic, transc ript and sequence map of the human X chromosome.