Ontology User References¶
Description: This reference guide includes resources on ontology use, such as how to use ontologies when annotating data, how to use ontologies for search and data analysis, and specific use cases.
Preparation: A basic understanding of what ontologies are is helpful. Some introductory resources are below:
- OBO Academy Introduction to Ontologies
- Introduction to ontology semantics and reasoning by Henriette Harmse
General Ontology Use Guidelines¶
- OBO Academy Using Ontologies and Ontology Terms
- Elixir's Selecting terminologies and ontologies
- Elixir's Ontology mapping with Ontology Xref Service (OxO)
- Biological ontology use guidelines by Henriette Harmse
Gene Ontology curation¶
Disease Ontology Specific Applications¶
Clinical Applications of the Human Disease Ontology (DO)¶
A video library is available that covers:
- Clinical applications of the Human Disease Ontology
- How is the Human Disease Ontology FAIR?
- Searching the Human Disease Ontology website
- What is an ontology?
- Mining disease information via imports: Connecting disease-related information
- How the Human Disease Ontology is used for drug studies
- Cancer resources and tools utilizing the Human Disease Ontology
- Advanced searches of the DO website using relation axioms
Using the Mondo Disease Ontology for Disease Data Curation¶
- Slides on Using the Mondo Disease Ontology for Disease Data Curation
- User guide for the Mondo Disease ontology
Using ontologies to standardize rare disease data collection¶
Video of webinar: Using ontologies to standardize rare disease data collection
Project Specific Applications¶
Ontology application and use at the ENCODE DCC