What might be the cause of database inconsistency
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What might be the cause of database inconsistency? Usually, I can find something in some databases, for example, a variant. However, this variant might not be found in some other databases. I know this is a common phenomenon. But data is right there so why they do not keep data consistent?

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One cause could be genome build version differences.

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Some causes I can consider:

  • curation (automated vs manual)
  • update frequency
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Sometimes chromosome/contig/scaffold names differ among sources (e.g., 1 vs. chr1 vs. NC_000001 vs. NC_000001.11).

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