Searching the Geneticist Assistant Database
You use the Search feature that is available on the Geneticist Assistant main window toolbar to search for samples, runs, panels, panel groups, sample groups, genes, and variants in your Geneticist Assistant database.
Important points to note about a search are the following:
• As you enter a search string, the list of search results that match the string is dynamically updated, and the type of search result that matches the string is indicated in bold above the list (Run, Variant, and so on).
• With the exception of searching by HGVS, the search for any item is not case-sensitive, and the search string can be found anywhere in the search results. For example, if you enter “Mayo” as the search string, then the search results can include a run named “Mayo Clinic” or a run named “Clinic Run:Mayo.”
 | Searching by HGVS supports only a perfect match to the search string, for example, p.Asn1983Ser. |
• If you search for a variant, the search is not carried out relative to any sample, and multiple search options are available.
• You can use the variant description in the format of chrom:start position:ref:alt. You must separate multiple variant search strings with a comma (,) or a semi-colon (;).
• You can search for a single position on a single chromosome (for example, 1:123) or for a range of positions on a single chromosome (for example, 1:1-1000).
• You can search by the partial or complete gene name; for example, MSH or MSH2, respectively.
• You can search by HGVS variant nomenclature.
Search results for any entity in your Geneticist Assistant database are displayed on a Search Results tab.
You can double-click any search result on a Search Results tab to “drill down” into the search result, and review the associated data. For example, you can:
• Double-click a Run search result to open the associated Run tab.
• Double-click a Gene search result to open the list of variants for the gene, and then double-click a variant in this list to open the associated Variant tab.
You can also right-click any search result to open a context menu that has options that are specific for the search result.