Leiden Open Variation Database 3.0

Warning LOVD 3.0, the successor of the LOVD 2.0 branch, is currently still under development. If you're adventurous, you can download the development version, but if you want stable software, use LOVD 2.0! This website will keep updated on the progress on LOVD 3.0 and the changes we have planned to include. For more info, please check out the news page and the FAQ.

LOVD
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.

Last modified 2011/05/26 20:26:40 CEST

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.

LOVD has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement nº 200754 - the GEN2PHEN project.
©2004-2012 Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Ivo F.A.C. Fokkema BSc., Prof. Johan T. den Dunnen PhD