Figure 2

Basic features of the ETHNOS software for national and ethnic mutation database (NEMDB) development and curation. The format and structure of flat files with multiple lines per record is shown, with the 'summaries' (A) and 'search' files (B) used as examples (see text for details). (C) Structure of the flat file with one line per record, used for entering the mutation frequencies. This file consists of the data source file used in the example of Figure 1B. (D) Part of the database administration menu. The administrator is recognised by the PHP script on the basis of his/her IP address. By clicking on the 'admin' box (in the red oval), an additional screen appears at the top of each page. Again, the selected option is highlighted (disorders page for the example shown in Figure 1C), and the administrator can easily modify its contents using simple html language (see text for details).