Genomics Cohorts Knowledge Ontology (IHCC View)
The GECKO is maintained by the CINECA project, https://www.cineca-project.eu, and standardises attributes commonly used for genomics cohort description as well as individual-level data items. A series of tools is being developed to enable automated generation of harmonised data files based on a JSON schema mapping file. For more information please contact info@cineca-project.eu
example of usage
definition
alternative term
definition source
has_alternative_id
has_broad_synonym
has_exact_synonym
has_narrow_synonym
has_related_synonym
comment
see also
physiological measurements
circulation and respiration
blood pressure
weight
anthropometry
height
heart rate (HR)
An information content entity indicating the cause of death for a participant in the study.
Penn Group
cause of participant death
cause of death
a data item that is about an investigation and is the specified output of a data transformation that has only clinical visit data as input
EuPathDB
aggregated clinical visit information
routine clincial visits
an information content entity that is about a part of a health care encounter that occurs in a hospital facility
EuPathDB
hospitalization information
hospitalizations
An information content entity that is about an activity that realizes a social role and is often performed for payment.
occupation
occupation
a categorical value specification that is about a human being and specifies whether that human being is joined to another human being in marriage
EuPathDB, BFO's 'relational quality' examples
marital status
marital status
An information content entity about healthcare that is private or public.
healthcare information
healthcare information
environmental system associated with the dwelling used by humans.
Penn Group
environment associated with human dwelling
physical environment
basic cohort attributes
A directive information entity that specifies the sequence in which a series of events occurred or will occur.
timeline
timeline
A data item that is about a population of organisms.
population data item
population data
A population data item that is about the geographical location of a population of organisms.
population location
location
A sample size that is about the count of individual organisms in a population.
population size
num. participants
A quality which inheres in a population of organisms.
population quality
demographic data
A population quality concerning the sex or sexes of the population.
population sex or sexes
sex(es) studied in cohort
A population quality concerning the gender or genders of the population.
population gender or genders
gender(s) studied in cohort
A population quality concerning the age range of a population.
population age range
age range
A planned process that is a part of an investigation in which raw data is collected.
data collection
data collection events
biosample
Blood that is collected from an organism which has been fasting for a given amount of time.
blood collected from fasting subject
fasting or non-fasting
A storage process for a biosample collected from an organism.
biosample storage
storage method
laboratory measures
An assay that investigates the genome or genomes of an individual organism or population of organisms.
genomic assay
Merged GECKO 'data type' into 'genomics'.
genomics
A genomic assay that profiles the microorganisms present in a sample.
microbiome sequencing assay
Potential new OBI request
Microbiome markers (rRNA, etc)
A genomic assay that identifies genetic loci and candidate genes correlated with phenotypes.
PMID:27964730
eQTL analysis
Potential new OBI request
eQTL (Cis eQTLs and/or Trans eQTLs)
A count of the number of biosamples collected for an investigation.
biosample size
sample size
A material processing which prepares a biosample for investigation.
biosample processing
processing method
survey administration
An identifier that is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers in a particular domain.
Wikipedia:Unique_identifier
unique identifier
unique identifiers
questionnaire/survey data
An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's preference towards a range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.
Wikipedia:Gender|PATO:0000047
gender
gender
An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's identification with a group of other individuals on the basis of presumed similarities such as language or common ancestry.
Wikipedia:Ethnic_group
ethnicity
ethnicity/race
A geographical location in which an individual was born.
birthplace location
birthplace
A geographical location in which an individual currently resides.
residence location
residence
An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virute of the bearer's highest level of formal education completed.
education level
education
Information that is about the structure of an individual's family and/or household.
family and household structure
family and household structure
A clinical history that is about the lifestyle and behaviors of an individual which may impact health outcomes.
lifestyle history
lifestyle and behaviours
A lifestyle history that is about the tobacco use or exposure of an individual.
tobacco use history
tobacco use history
A lifestyle history that is about the alcohol consumption of an individual.
alcohol use history
alcohol use history
A lifestyle history that is about the sleep quality and duration of an individual.
sleep history
sleep history
A lifestyle history that is about the diet and nutrition of an individual.
nutritional history
dietary history
A textual entity that contains contact details for an individual's physician, which may include: name, phone number, address, etc.
physician contact textual entity
physician/practitioner info
A treatment history that is about any non-pharamacological treatments such as surgery or physical therapy.
non-pharmacological treatment history
non-pharmacological interventions
A clinical history that is about surgical operations performed on an individual.
surgical history
surgical interventions
A clinical history that is about the prescription drugs taken by an individual.
prescription drug history
medication
Information that is about the disease treated by a drug prescribed to an individual.
disease treated by prescription drug
associated disease(s)
A biological process that results from a drug stimulus.
response to medication
drug response(s)
statistics
A statistic that summarizes a set of federated data.
summary statistic for federated data
summary statistics for additional data from federated sources
A lifestyle history that is about the use of unprescribed and/or non-prescription drugs.
recreational drug history
recreational drug history
A lifestyle history that is about the typical physical activity of an individual.
physical activity history
physical activity history
other
other biosample type
An availability textual entity that is about a substance from an organism (a biosample).
biosample availability textual entity
availability
A clinical history that is about pregnancy, maternity, fertility, menses, and any other reproductive aspect.
reproductive history
reproduction
other questionnaire/survey data
perception of health and quality of life
A measurement datum of some aspect of human psychology.
EFO:0009095
psychological measurement
See also EFO:0009095
cognitive and psychological measurements
A psychological measurement of some aspect of intellectual functions such as memory, problem solving, and comprehension.
Wikipedia:Cognition
cognitive measurement
cognitive functioning
A psychological measurement of a person's individual sets of behaviours, cognitions, and emotional patterns.
Wikipedia:Personality
personality measurement
personality
A biological process that results from neurophysiological changes in response to internal and external events.
Wikipedia:Emotion
emotion
psychological distress and emotions
A lifestyle history that is about oral health and hygiene.
oral health history
oral health history
A non-pharmacological treatment history that is about psychological treatments such as counselling.
psychological treatment history
psychological interventions
A non-pharmacological treatment history that is about use of radiology for treatment of disease, disorder, or symptom.
radiological treatment history
radiological interventions
A non-pharmacological treatment history that is about physical therapy treatments such as physical rehabilitation.
physical therapy history
physical therapy interventions
A psychological measurement of an individual's subjective perception of health.
perception of health measurement
perception of health
A psychological measurement of an individual's perception of their quality of life.
quality of life measurement
quality of life
Information that is about an individual's limitations in activities that involve caring for an moving the body.
Maelstrom:Act_daily_living
information on functional limitations
functional limitations
Information about an individual's use of assistive devices in performing daily activities.
Maelstrom:Use_devices
information on use of assistive devices
use of assistive devices
Information about an individual's association with a religion, denomiation, or sub- or non-denominational religious group.
url:http://archive.stats.govt.nz/methods/classifications-and-standards/classification-related-stats-standards/religious-affiliation/definition.aspx
religious affiliation
religion
An immaterial entity that encompasses the domain made up of interactions between the individual's physical environment, social processes, and relationships with other individuals and groups.
PMID:10352860
human social environment
social environment
A clinical history that is about any family history of disease.
family history of disease
family history of disease
A non-pharmacological treatment history that is about diagnostic procedures to determine a condition or disease.
diagnostic procedure history
Includes procedures such as colonoscopies, ultrasounds, etc., but excludes laboratory tests.
diagnostic interventions
A cognitive measurement that is an output (score) from the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale.
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale score
ADAS
A cognitive measurement that is an output (score) from the Mini-Mental State Exam.
Mini-Mental State Exam score
MMSE
Information about the language an individual has been exposed to from birth and is their first language.
url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_language
native language of individual
native language
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) for Dementia
Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test score
MoCA
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the CERAD Neurophyschological Battery.
CERAD Neuropsychological Battery score
CERAD Battery
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery.
Penn Computerized Neurocognitive Battery score
Penn CNB
A disorder that is present at birth due to genetics or environmental factors during development.
congenital disorder
congenital and genetic disorders
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the Severe Impairment Battery.
Severe Impairment Battery score
SIB
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the Neuropsychiatric Inventory.
Neuropsychiatric Inventory score
NPI
A cognitive measurement that is the output (score) from the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale.
Clinical Dementia Rating Scale score
CDR
In the protocol of a ChIP assay the objective specification says to identify protein and DNA interaction.
A directive information entity that describes an intended process endpoint. When part of a plan specification the concretization is realized in a planned process in which the bearer tries to effect the world so that the process endpoint is achieved.
goal specification
OBI Plan and Planned Process/Roles Branch
OBI_0000217
objective specification
aims and objectives
From Shiba et al. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2013; 1: 45. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893467/):
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient’s parents for publication of this Case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in chief of this journal.
A textual entity that documents the consenting process used to enroll patients in a study.
consent textual entity
consent/accessibility
personal beliefs and values
A disease is a disposition to undergo pathological processes that exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism.
condition
disease
disease or disorder
disease or disorder, non-neoplastic
diseases
diseases and disorders
disorder
disorders
medical condition
other disease
diseases
A disease involving the integumental system.
MONDO:0045027
disease of integumental system
disease or disorder of integumental system
disorder of integumental system
integumental system disease
integumental system disease or disorder
integumentary disease
integumentary system disease
disorder of integument
disorder of integumental system
skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases
A disease involving the musculoskeletal system.
disease of musculoskeletal system
disease or disorder of musculoskeletal system
disorder of musculoskeletal system
musculoskeletal disease
musculoskeletal system disease
musculoskeletal system disease or disorder
musculoskeletal system disorder
disorder of musculoskeletal system
musculoskeletal disorder
musculoskeletal system diseases
A disease involving the renal system.
disease of renal system
disease or disorder of renal system
disorder of renal system
disorder of the urinary system
disorder of urinary system
non-neoplastic urinary tract disease
renal disease
renal system disease
renal system disease or disorder
urinary system disease
urinary tract disease
urinary tract disorder
urologic disorder
urological disorders
disease, urinary tract
disease, urologic
disease, urological
diseases, urinary tract
diseases, urologic
diseases, urological
disorder of renal system
urinary disease
urinary system disorder
urinary tract diseases
urologic disease
urological disease
urological diseases
urological disorder
urinary system diseases
A disease or disorder that involves the digestive system.
alimentary system disease
digestive disease
digestive system disease
digestive system disease or disorder
digestive system disorder
disease of digestive system
disease or disorder of digestive system
disorder of digestive system
gastroenterological system disease
gastroenterological system disorder
gastroenteropathy
gastrointestinal disease
gastrointestinal disorder
gastrointestinal system disease
gastrointestinal system disorder
git disease
stomach or intestinal disorder
disorder of digestive system
digestive system diseases
A tumor composed of atypical neoplastic, often pleomorphic cells that invade other tissues. Malignant neoplasms often metastasize to distant anatomic sites and may recur after excision. The most common malignant neoplasms are carcinomas (adenocarcinomas or squamous cell carcinomas), Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, leukemias, melanomas, and sarcomas.
CA
cancer
cell type cancer
malignancy
malignant Growth
malignant neoplasm
malignant neoplasm (disease)
malignant neoplastic disease
malignant tumor
neoplasm (disease), malignant
neoplasm, malignant
organ system cancer
primary cancer
MT
cancer
A disease involving the cardiovascular system.
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease (CVD)
cardiovascular disorder
cardiovascular system disease
cardiovascular system disease or disorder
disease of cardiovascular system
disease of subdivision of hemolymphoid system
disease or disorder of cardiovascular system
disorder of cardiovascular system
circulatory system disease
disorder of cardiovascular system
cardiovascular diseases
A disease involving the reproductive system.
disease of reproductive system
disease or disorder of reproductive system
disorder of reproductive system
genital disorders
genital system disease
reproductive disease
reproductive system disease
reproductive system disease or disorder
reproductive system disorder
disorder of reproductive system
reproductive system diseases
A disorder resulting from an abnormality in the immune system.
disease of immune system
disease or disorder of immune system
disorder of immune system
immune disease
immune disorder
immune dysfunction
immune system disease
immune system disease or disorder
immune system disorder
disorder of immune system
immune disorder, NOS
immune system diseases
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves.
disease of nervous system
disease or disorder of nervous system
disorder of nervous system
nervous system disease
nervous system disease or disorder
nervous system disorder
neurologic disease
neurologic disorder
neurological disease
neurological disorder
disorder of nervous system
nervous system disorders
A disease that has its basis in the disruption of mental process.
disorder of mental process
mental disorder
mental or behavioural disorder
mental process disease
disorder of mental process
mental and behaviour disorders
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the respiratory system. Representative examples include pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary failure, lung adenoma, lung carcinoma, and tracheal carcinoma.
disease of respiratory system
disease or disorder of respiratory system
disorder of respiratory system
respiratory disease
respiratory disorder
respiratory system disease
respiratory system disease or disorder
respiratory system disorder
disorder of respiratory system
respiratory system diseases
A disease involving the endocrine system.
disease of endocrine system
disease or disorder of endocrine system
disorder of endocrine system
endocrine disease
endocrine disorder
endocrine system disease
endocrine system disease or disorder
endocrine system disorder
endocrinopathy
thyroid or other glandular disorders
disorder of endocrine system
endocrine system diseases
A disorder resulting from the presence and activity of a microbial, viral, or parasitic agent. It can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact.
ID
clinical infection
communicable disease
infection
infectious
infectious disease
infectious diseases and manifestations
infectious disorder
transmissible disease
disease by infectious agent
Replaces 'infection' in disease hierarchy. OBI imported term infection is moved to pathologic process. This class is a container class for infectious diseases, not the process of infection itself.
infectious diseases
A disease involving the hematopoietic system.
blood disease
blood disorder
blood dyscrasia
disease of hematopoietic system
disease of the blood and blood-forming organs
disease or disorder of hematopoietic system
disorder of hematopoietic system
hematologic and lymphocytic disorder
hematologic disease
hematologic disorder
hematological disease
hematological disorder
hematological system disease
hematopoietic disease
hematopoietic system disease
hematopoietic system disease or disorder
rare hematologic disease
blood dyscrasia NOS
disorder of hematopoietic system
hematological disorders and malignancies
placeholder for lymphoid disease
blood-related disorders
https://github.com/monarch-initiative/mondo/issues/254
Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.
injury
trauma
traumatic injury
wound
injuries
A disease that involves the visual system.
disease of visual system
disease or disorder of visual system
disorder of visual system
visual system disease
visual system disease or disorder
visual system disorder
disorder of visual system
visual system diseases
Pathological processes of the ear, the nose, and the throat, also known as the ENT diseases.
ear, nose and throat disorder
ear, nose or throat disorder
ear/nose/throat disease
otolaryngologic disorder
otorhinolaryngologic disease
ENT disease
ENT diseases
disease, ENT
disease, otolaryngologic
disease, otolaryngological
disease, otorhinolaryngologic
disease, otorhinolaryngological
diseases, ENT
diseases, otolaryngologic
diseases, otolaryngological
diseases, otorhinolaryngologic
diseases, otorhinolaryngological
otolaryngologic disease
otolaryngologic diseases
otolaryngological disease
otolaryngological diseases
otorhinolaryngological disease
otorhinolaryngological diseases
Editor note: consider uberon class
diseases of the ear, nose, and/or throat
A condition or physical state produced by the ingestion, injection, inhalation of or exposure to a deleterious agent.
poisoning
Poisonings
intoxication
poisoning syndrome
poisoning
An assay that produces a picture of an entity.
OBI branch derived
imaging assay
imaging
High-throughput genotyping of oncogenic human papilloma viruses with MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Clin Chem. 2008 Jan;54(1):86-92. Epub 2007 Nov 2.PMID: 17981923
An assay which generates data about a genotype from a specimen of genomic DNA. A variety of techniques and instruments can be used to produce information about sequence variation at particular genomic positions.
SNP analysis
genotype profiling
OBI Biomaterial
genotyping assay
DNA/Genotyping
Profiling of copy number variations (CNVs) in healthy individuals from three ethnic groups using a human genome 32 K BAC-clone-based array. PMID:18058796
An assay that determines lost or amplified genomic regions of DNA by comparing genomic DNA originating from tissues from the same or different individuals using specific techniques such as CGH, array CGH, SNP genotyping
CNV analysis
copy number variation profiling assay
Sequence variants (CNV, SNP arrays)
An transcription profiling assay that determines an RNA sequence by analyzing the transcibed regions of the genome and or to quantitate transcript abundance.
transcription profiling by high throughput sequencing
EFO:0002770
RNA-seq assay
RNAseq/gene expression
An assay that identifies the organism species in a specimen.
NIAID GSCID-BRC metadata working group
organism identification assay
microbiology
An assay that identifies epigenetic modifications including histone modifications, open chromatin, and DNA methylation.
Penn group
epigenetic modification assay
Epigenetics
WGS permits comprehensive sequencing of introns and exons, whereas whole exome sequencing (WES) allows deeper sequencing of exonic regions at a lower cost. Due to the large number of genetic variants found in each genome, it is necessary to use filtering approaches to distinguish deleterious from benign variants. WES has been used successfully to identify novel genetic causes of primary immunodeficiency. Complex structural variations and non-Mendelian disorders remain challenges for WGS.
A DNA sequencing assay that intends to provide information about the sequence of an entire genome of an organism.
WGS
PMID:23095910
PMID:25827230
whole genome sequencing assay
WGS
DNA was extracted from the Ficoll pellet of blood taken from congenital asplenia patients. Unamplified, high-molecular weight, RNase-treated genomic DNA (4_6 _g) was used for whole exome sequencing (WES) with the use of Agilent 71 Mb (V4 + UTR) singlesample capture and an Illumina HiSeq 2000. Sequencing was carried out so as to obtain 30_ coverage from 2 _ 100-bp paired-end reads. We used the Annovar tool (25) to annotate the resulting highquality (HQ) variants. In the regions targeted by WES capture (81.5% of the consensus coding genome), the mean numbers of single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and small insertions/deletions (indels) detected per sample were 84,192 and13,325, respectively. After filtering, a mean of 74,398 (95.3%) high-quality (HQ) SNVs and 9,033 (70.6%) HQ indels were called. A mean of 105 coding HQ SNVs and 32 indels was identified.
A DNA sequencing assay that intends to provide information about the sequence of the protein coding components of a genome (exons).
WES
PMID:25827230
exome sequencing assay
WES
A information content entity that indicates the exposure of an individual to carcinogens in the workplace or environment.
OBIB
exposure to environmental and workplace carcinogens history
exposure to carcinogens
A DNA sequencing assay that intends to provide information on the DNA sequences of multiple genomes (a metagenome) from different organisms present in the same input sample.
WMS
Bjoern Peters
Michelle Giglio
whole metagenome sequencing assay
Metagenomics
a matched pairs study design describes criteria by which subjects are identified as pairs which then undergo the same protocols, and the data generated is analyzed by comparing the differences between the paired subjects, which constitute the results of the executed study design.
A plan specification comprised of protocols (which may specify how and what kinds of data will be gathered) that are executed as part of an investigation and is realized during a study design execution.
experimental design
study design
study design
PMID: 23979341-The major inclusion criterion was patients in whom severe cerebral embolism was diagnosed at age 75 or younger (more than 9 in the NIHSS score on day 7 after the onset of stroke) .
an inclusion criterion (rule) is_a *eligibility criterion* which defines and states a condition which, if met, makes an entity suitable for a given task or participation in a given process. For instance, in a study protocol, inclusion criteria indicate the conditions that prospective subjects MUST meet to be eligible for participation in a study.
inclusion condition
inclusion rule
Adapted from Clinical Research Glossary Version 4.0 CDICS glossary group
inclusion criterion
criteria for enrollment and recruitment procedures
A process experienced by the patient, which can only be experienced by the patient, that is hypothesized to be clinically relevant.
http://ontology.buffalo.edu/medo/Disease_and_Diagnosis.pdf
symptom
signs and symptoms
income and possessions
A time quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of how long the bearer has existed.
age
age/birthdate
An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's ability to undergo sexual reproduction in order to differentiate the individuals or types involved.
biological sex
biological sex
A quality that inheres in an entire organism or part of an organism.
organismal quality
socio-demographic and economic characteristics
"Prescription for John Smith : Ativan 2mg tablets, take 1 tablet twice daily by mouth as needed if anxious, dispense 60 tablets, renew 12 times. Signed by Dr Hazard. Date: 15/10/29"
A health care prescription specifying the initiation, modification or cessation of a drug administration.
drug prescription
prescription
'take Aspirin 81 mg oral tablet, 1 tablet once daily by mouth, start today' or the synonymous abbreviated version 'Aspirin 81 mg tablet PO DIE'
A drug administration description that specifies a drug administration prescribed or reported by an healthcare provider.
It specifies:
- The drug product
- The posology
It may also specify a starting drug administration condition
drug administration specification
administration
Information about a calendar date or timestamp indicating day, month, year and time of an event.
STATO
date
date and time-related information
A spatiotemporal region encompassing some part of the life cycle of an organism.
life cycle stage
developmental stage
stage
life stage/time point
A fluid that is composed of blood plasma and erythrocytes.
blood
portion of blood
vertebrate blood
whole blood
blood
Material anatomical entity in a gaseous, liquid, semisolid or solid state; produced by anatomical structures or derived from inhaled and ingested substances that have been modified by anatomical structures as they pass through the body.
body fluid or substance
body substance
organism substance
portion of body substance
portion of organism substance
sample type
Excretion that is the output of a kidney
urine
urine
A fluid produced in the oral cavity by salivary glands, typically used in predigestion, but also in other functions.
saliva
salivary gland secretion
sailva normalis
saliva atomaris
saliva molecularis
saliva
Portion of semisolid bodily waste discharged through the anus[MW,modified]
excreta
faeces
fecal material
fecal matter
feces
matières fécales@fr
merde@fr
partie de la merde@fr
piece of shit
porción de mierda@es
portion of excrement
portion of faeces
portion of fecal material
portion of fecal matter
portion of feces
portionem cacas
stool
teil der fäkalien@de
cow dung
cow pat
dung
fewmet
frass
guano
portion of dung
portion of guano
portion of scat
scat
spraint
droppings
excrement
ordure
spoor
stool