Online gene-centered collection and display of DNA variations
LOVD 3.0 Download
Please note that LOVD provides a system for storage of information on genes and allelic variants. To obtain information about any genes or variants, do not download the LOVD package. This information should be obtained from the respective databases.
You can download LOVD in ZIP and GZIPped TARball formats. Please NOTE that LOVD v.3.0 can NOT be used to upgrade an existing 2.0 install!
Please note that by downloading LOVD you accept the GPL license, the de facto standard open source license, and declare that all LOVD tools you may develop in the future will follow the standards for LSDBs as established by the Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) and that they will be made available to the LOVD user community.
For updates, please see the changelog for this release.
Merely for historical purpose, there are also previous LOVD builds available. Please NOTE that we cannot answer all of your questions if you do not have the latest version installed.
When using or discussing LOVD please refer to:
Fokkema IF, Taschner PE, Schaafsma GC, Celli J, Laros JF, den Dunnen JT (2011). LOVD v.2.0: the next generation in gene variant databases.
Hum Mutat. 2011 May;32(5):557-63.