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The GA4GH Beacon Protocol - Federating Data Discovery and Sharing in Biomedical Genomics
- The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health - GA4GH - promotes progress in genomic research and human health through a framework of standards for effective and responsible sharing of genomic and related health data
- The GA4GH Beacon protocol is a key element in these efforts by enabling the search of genomic variants and associated information across international, distributed resources while leaving full control with the resource providers
- The presentation will introduce the Beacon protocol, its current status, place in the GA4GH ecosystem as well as planned developments and implementations
- The Beacon protocol’s data discovery and especially sharing abilities will be demonstrated through its use in the Progenetix resource, a reference database for copy number variations (CNV) in cancer
