How to: Find genes associated with a phenotype or disease

Starting with...

GENE

  1. Search Gene using the name of a phenotype or a disorder
  2. Display the complete record by clicking on the Gene Symbol hyperlink.
  3. Navigate to the Phenotype section by clicking on "Phenotypes" in the Table of Contents at the top-right side of the page.
  4. Review the data and follow links to available GeneReviews, OMIM records, or PheGenI entries for more detailed information

PheGenI

  1. Search PheGenI in the Phenotype Selection section by selecting a Category or Trait name and pressing the "Search" button.  Note:  If you select the Category first, the list of Traits from which to select will be limited to those in that particular MeSH Category.
  2. In the Search Results section, click on the word "Genes" to automatically scroll down to a table listing the genes associated with the phenotype selection.  Click on a Location link to see an interactive graphical sequence viewer display for a selected gene.