How to download dbGaP CF Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) data set

Question

[haohanw]

Hi,

How should I download the dbGaP CF Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) dataset, it looks a very interesting data sets contains a variety of phenotypes and tissue attributes.

I am looking forward to do research on it, but I could not figure how to download it in the first place. Could someone please help me?

Answer 1

[Lemire]

From your link, click the "Study" tab, Jump to "Authorized Access" and follow the "Data access provided by:" link. You will be redirected to the following page, that has all instructions on how and who can apply:

https://dbgap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/aa/wga.cgi?page=login

Answer 2

[Sean Davis]

The details for that project are here:

http://www.gtexportal.org/home/

If you want access to controlled-access data (genotypes, reads/bam files), then you will need to formally request access through dbGaP.

[haohanw]

Thanks. I guess the problem I met is mainly about I could not figure out how to formally request access, should I request through dbGaP's website or gtexportal main page?