Glossary

100+ genomics terms, defined plainly.

The seed set below ships with launch. Each glossary entry will live at its own URL once the full set is published — captures long-tail SEO across the genomics vocabulary.

Seed set

  • ACMG classification

    The American College of Medical Genetics framework for classifying variants from Pathogenic to Benign.

  • VCF file format

    Variant Call Format — the standard text file emitted by variant callers.

  • Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB)

    Number of mutations per megabase of tumor DNA — used as an immunotherapy biomarker.

  • Star allele

    A pharmacogenomics nomenclature for haplotypes of metabolism genes (e.g. CYP2D6 *4).

  • ClinVar

    NCBI public archive of variant interpretations submitted by clinical labs.

  • FHIR genomics

    The HL7 FHIR profile for representing genomic test results, used by ABDM in India.

  • ABDM-FHIR profile

    India's National Health Authority profile of HL7 FHIR for digital health interoperability.

  • MSI (Microsatellite Instability)

    A measure of repair-deficient tumors — a key biomarker for immunotherapy response.

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