Variant Pathogenicity Training Materials

Interested in Variant Curation? The following documents and presentations are available to help people learn and understand the variant curation process, as well as ClinGen's efforts to modify ACMG variant assessment criteria. In order to get involved with our Variant Curation activities, please fill out our volunteer survey: http://bit.ly/clingenvolunteersurvey. For questions about existing materials or requests for new materials, contact us at clingen@clinicalgenome.org.

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2015 ACMG/AMP Sequence Variant Interpretation Guidelines

The guidelines are freely available through PubMed Commons.

Start Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.
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SVI General Recommendations for Using ACMG/AMP Criteria

SVI provides general recommendations for using the ACMG/AMP criteria to improve consistency in usage and transparency in classification rationale.

Start Sequence Variant Interpretation
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Video Tutorial

Video tutorial that describes how to use the ClinGen Allele Registry.

Start Using the ClinGen Allele Registry
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Live VCI Training

Attend a live Variant Curation Interface (VCI) training to learn more about how to enter information for variant curations. The ClinGen Community Curation Group will contact you regarding this training, once you have filled out the volunteer survey: http://bit.ly/clingenvolunteersurvey.

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Attestation & Group Assignment

Once you have read through all of the information and attended a live VCI training session, you will be sent an attestation form to fill out. Once your attestation form is complete, the ClinGen Community Curation Group will contact you with your group assignment.

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OPTIONAL Items

These OPTIONAL items include a video tutorial by Dr. Steven Harrison on "Variant Interpretation and the ClinGen Curation Interface Tool" and the Variant Curation Interface Help Document.

Start Interpreting Genomes
Start Variant Curation Interface Help Document

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Supporting Documents - July 30, 2018

ViewStandards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology.

Supporting Documents - May 17, 2017 - The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) previously developed guidance for the interpretation of sequence variants.