GWAS Catalog documentation

Guidance for finding, understanding, downloading, submitting and programmatically accessing NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog data.

Training

Training materials, workshop slides and background information about the GWAS Catalog.

Methods

Catalog data sources, eligibility criteria and curation methods.

Summary statistics

Methods and guidance for accessing GWAS summary statistics.

Submission

Instructions for preparing and submitting summary statistics and metadata.

Downloads

Download Catalog files, GWAS diagrams and summary statistics.

Programmatic access

Use the REST API, MCP server or HuggingFace datasets.

FAQs

Answers to common questions about using and understanding GWAS Catalog data.

Curation of population descriptors

How sample population and ancestry information is extracted and standardised.

Ontology

How reported traits are represented and mapped to ontology terms.