Table 2.
Gene–Drug Knowledge Bases to Assist in Clinical Interpretation of Tumor Variants
Knowledge Base | Description | Types of Relationships | Clinical Domains |
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Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base (PharmGKB)85 | Contains annotations on genetic variants and gene–drug–disease relationships via literature reviews | Gene–drug, germline variant–drug–host response | Somatic and germline pharmacogenomics |
DrugBank72 | A compilation of detailed drug data with comprehensive drug target information | Gene–drug, drug–pathway | Somatic and germline pharmacogenomics |
STITCH86 | An interaction network of genes, drugs, and proteins | Gene–drug, gene–chemical | Somatic and germline pharmacogenomics |
Therapeutic Target Database (TTD)87 | A database of known and explored therapeutic drug targets, the targeted disease, pathway information, and the associated drugs | Gene–drug, drug–pathway, drug–target | Somatic and germline pharmacogenomics |