Internet databases for clinical geneticists--an overview.

In this paper, we provide an overview of databases that are of importance to clinical geneticists. Some suggestions for the fruitful use for both research and diagnosis are given. For beginning ‘web-surfers’ we also list some well-known search engines and give a short overview of how to use these and other services. In addition, the URLs of some of the most important databases, gateways and tutorials are listed.