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Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes

See topics forNIH Data Acquisition

The database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)was developed by NIH’s National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) to archive and distribute the data results from studies that have investigated the interaction of genotype and phenotype in humans. The high-level workflow is below:

  1. The PI will:
  2. NCBI will notify the SPS Signing Official (SO) of the request.
  3. SPS will secure the NCBI application and Data Use Certification Agreement (DUC) signature(s).
  4. The SO will approve the request in the NCBI system.

Use of the data set is authorized for one year and must be renewed annually. Renewals also follow the above process. The detailed process document can be found here: