Submitting data to the DGVa

Genomic structural variation can be complex to represent. We ask that submitters read and follow these guidelines carefully, before beginning the submission process. In addition to your structural variation data, we also require information about the study, including details of the subjects/samples, methods and analyses applied. Data can be submitted in a number of formats, and public release can be delayed if required (e.g. until after your manuscript has been published.)

Before submitting

If your study has generated raw sequence or aCGH data, this must be deposited in a public database, such as the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) or ArrayExpress at EBI - the DGVa accepts processed data only.

Submitting your data

Choose a format for your submission

The DGVa accepts submission data as an Excel spreadsheet and/or tab-delimited text files. Whichever format you choose, please download and use the Excel template as a reference, as it shows which information is required and which is optional.

The accompanying notes found in the Excel template can also be downloaded as a PDF here.

Complete your submission spreadsheet/files

The DGVa has a fairly well-defined criteria for the type of information that can be entered. However, if you would like to add extra information, or need additional guidance, please email the DGVa helpdesk at dgva-helpdesk@ebi.ac.uk.

Send your submission files to DGVa

Email the submission file(s) to dgva-admin@ebi.ac.uk, receipt of which will be confirmed by email.

What happens next?

Validation

Your submission files will be validated to ensure they provide the required information, in the correct format.  You will be notified by email if amendments are requested.

Accessioning

After data has been loaded to the archive, unique and stable accession numbers will be granted for the study, variant regions, and all sample level variants. 

Public Release

The study dataset becomes available for download at our data download page.   Data are also automatically integrated with other EBI resources, can be queried and retrieved using BioMart, and graphically viewed in the genomic context using the Ensembl genome browser.