The Hepatitis C
Virus (HCV) Database Project is funded by the Division
of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases of the National Institute
of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The HCV database
group strives to present HCV-associated genetic and immunologic
data in a userfriendly way, by providing access to the central
database via web-accessible search interfaces and supplying
a number of analysis tools. We are assisted in this effort
by an editorial board, whose members serve as 'representatives'
of the user community and keep us apprised of problems and
issues that we might otherwise miss.
This project is deeply indebted to the HIV Database Group, led by Dr. Bette Korber, for
much of its tools, infrastructure and philosophy; the two databases continue
to collaborate closely and to share software and resources.
HCV immunology database: Yusim K, Richardson R, Tao N, Szinger J, Funkhouser R, Korber B, Kuiken C. The Los Alamos Hepatitis C Immunology Database. Applied Bioinformatics 2005;4(4).