ExAM-Exome_Analysis_And_Mining

During the past few years, whole exome sequencing has imposed itself for genetic research, largely due to its use for detection of causative mutations responsible for Mendelian disorders. As a consequence of their power and of the rapidly decreasing cost of these technologies, massive amount of exome sequencing data are generated and becoming available to a broadening community of scientists. However, these data remain difficult to analyze and interpret by the general scientific community, due to the limited bioinformatics resources that are currently freely available for their analysis and the partial information that they provide. Here, we present an interactive and free analysis package, ExAM, dedicated to whole exome sequencing data analysis. It is accessible to non-computer scientists and provides a complete set of information, as well as decision support to prioritize candidate disease causing variants.