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Information For all details about LOVD, see our LOVD flyer! (last updated February 24th, 2010)

The LOVD system in short:
LOVD stands for Leiden Open (source) Variation Database.
LOVD's purpose : To provide a flexible, freely available tool for Gene-centered collection and display of DNA variations.

Mutalyzer
LOVD features integration with the Mutalyzer sequence variant nomenclature checker, allowing for direct nomenclature checking of sequence variants during the submission process.

Question If you are looking for a specific gene database, please check the list of gene variant databases at the HGVS site or in the list of LOVD installations.


LOVD's Popularity:

(Also see our public list of LOVD installations)
The number of IP adresses running an active LOVD (version 1.1.0-08 and up) installation, as measured until July, 2010. The total number of LOVD installations may be higher, since different installations at one server use one IP address.
LOVD usage for July, 2010


LOVD's statistics:

The total and unique number of variants contained in the single largest known LOVD install, as measured until July, 2010.
LMDp contents for July, 2010


Last modified 2010/08/06 11:22:21 CEST

When using or discussing LOVD please refer to:
Fokkema IFAC, Den Dunnen JT and Taschner PEM (2005). LOVD: easy creation of a locus-specific sequence variation database using an "LSDB-in-a-Box" approach. Hum Mutat. 2005 Aug;26(2):63-8.

LOVD has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement nº 200754 - the GEN2PHEN project.
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Ing. Ivo F.A.C. Fokkema, Dr. Johan T. den Dunnen