New MITOMAP track for hg38 and hg19

[Gerardo Perez]

Hello Everyone,

We are pleased to announce the release of the MITOMAP track for the hg38/GRCh38 and hg19/GRCh37 human assemblies. MITOMAP is a database of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) information containing a compilation of mtDNA variation, allowing users to look up human mitochondrial gene loci, search public mitochondrial sequences, and browse or search for reported nucleotide variants in both the general population and clinical disease studies.

This release includes two tracks within the MITOMAP composite track:

• MITOMAP Control and Coding Variants – Contains variants, including mini insertions and deletions, in the complete mtDNA. The item colors correspond to the variant type: control region vs. coding region.
• MITOMAP Disease Mutations – Contains disease-annotated mutations (variants) in the complete mtDNA. The item colors correspond to the variant type: coding/control vs. rRNA/tRNA.

More information on this composite track can be found on the track description page.

We would like to thank Shiping Zhang and the entire MITOMAP resource for making these annotations available. We would also like to thank Max Haeussler, Luis Nassar, and Gerardo Perez for their efforts on this release.