Portal Release: March 2025

New Features and Enhancements

  • Dataset Improvements: Linkage between Datasets and their respective files to allow for improved searchability in the Data Exploration page. Users can also download a file manifest for the Dataset’s files from the Study page.
  • PubMed citation: Study pages now support PubMed-formatted citations, with a dedicated modal for studies with multiple publications.
  • Visualization Tools:
    • Venn Diagram: When selecting 2 or 3 queries in the Data Exploration page, users can now compare the query results through a Venn diagram.
    • Upset Plot: Visualize co-occurrence for the top 10 phenotypes (HPO) in an Upset plot under the Data Exploration – Summary view tab. The Upset plot results are based on the active query.
    • Transcriptomics Enhancements: Open the gene expression FPKM box plots by selecting a gene from the gradient chart when multiple genes are highlighted.

Bug Fixes and Optimizations

  • Fixed various transcriptomics visualization issues, including box plots not appearing consistently and adjustments to axis values.
  • Improved searchability by adding Age at First Patient Engagement facet to the Data Exploration page.
  • Minor UI and text improvements across study and data exploration pages.