Collection Process and Use
The information in OMIM was collected and processed from its inception under the leadership of Dr. Victor A. McKusick at Johns Hopkins University, assisted by a team of science writers and editors. Relevant articles are identified, discussed and written up in the relevant entries in the MIM database.
The database has been used as a resource for locating literature relevant to inherited conditions.
Read more about this topic: Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man
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