What Are Some Specific Endpoints Useful for Cancer Research?
Several specific endpoints in the Ensembl REST API are particularly beneficial for cancer researchers:
Variant Endpoint: This endpoint provides detailed information about specific genomic variants, including their location, consequence, and known associations with diseases. Lookup Endpoint: Researchers can use this to fetch information about genes, transcripts, and proteins, which is essential for understanding the functional implications of mutations. Overlap Endpoint: This can be used to find overlapping features such as genes, transcripts, and regulatory elements, helping to elucidate the potential impact of genomic alterations. Phenotype Endpoint: This provides information on phenotypic associations of variants, which can help link specific mutations to cancer phenotypes.
