NF Data Portal Documentation

Documentation

  • Getting Started

    Welcome to the NF Data Portal docs site! This site exists to help orient you to the portal and use it with ease. What’s here for you? Read about the background…
  • Glossary

    There are a variety of terms that you’ll come across throughout the NF Data Portal. Refer back to this page if you’re ever unsure about what something means, o…
  • About

    The NF Data Portal is a public data repository that stores and shares data generated by multiple collaborative research programs focused on neurofibromatosis (…
  • Step-by-step guides and videos

    Create Cavatica Account and Connect to NF Data Portal (Guide) Download Controlled Access Data (Johns Hopkins Biospecimen Repository Example) (Guide) Download d…
  • Navigating the Portal

    At a very high level, let’s go over the basic structure of the portal so you can navigate it successfully. Landing on the portal, you’ll find a menu along the …
  • Accessing and Reusing Data

    Whether you’re a scientist, a bioinformatician, a data scientist, or a member of the general public looking for data, data on the NF Portal can be explored and…
  • Contributing Data

    Overview This is possibly the reason you’re using the NF Data Portal in the first place—to share your data. First of all, thank you!! You’re participating in o…
  • Annotation Dictionary Browser

    This annotation browser allows you to explore the more commonly-used modules, or categories, of annotations that exist within the NF-OSI data dictionary. Use t…
  • Data Processing by NF-OSI

    Introduction With the support of the Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program (NTAP), we are excited to introduce a pilot initiative aimed at uniform…
  • Neurofibromatosis Research Tools Central

    Building a Robust Research Toolkit Sharing information about research tools is critical to help the neurofibromatosis (NF) research community discover tools av…
  • Frequently Asked Questions

    How do I share my data? In brief, to share data, you must register your study and the data you intend to share, upload the data to a private workspace in the S…
  • For the Funding Organizations

    The support of funding organizations like yours greatly impacts the research being conducted through various innovative studies. Tracking the data generated by…
  • Contact Us

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