When deleting a custom link, it is permanently removed from LOVD. When this link is still in use, the field will show the pattern in stead of the replaced text. If you want to temporarily disable a custom link, you can do so by editing the custom link and deselect the "Active" option.
To permanently delete a custom link, click the "Delete custom link" menu item on the custom link's detailed overview and provide your password for confirmation.
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