Boolean operators allow you to combine search terms:
By default, Entrez searches your text in "All fields", which looks for the text anywhere in the entry. So if you're getting irrelevant results, try limiting your text to a particular field.
Don't know what fields you can search for? Use the Advanced search.
1. Click on advanced beneath the search bar.
2. Click the drop down menu under Builder to see what fields are stored in gene records.
This is a comprehensive list of all fields you can search for. Fields will vary by database. Example shown here is for the Gene database.
You can search ClinVar by:
After submitting your search, a list of results will appear with gene records that match your query. The results page is divided into 3 columns:
You can use the filters to limit your results by factors like pathogenic variants, type of mutation (eg, missense) and type of variation (eg SNP).
The center column contains record previews that show you the location of the variation, the genes involved, the Conditions associated with that variation, how common the variation is, the clinical significance of the variation, and how these assertions were made (level of evidence).
To access and individual record, click on the variation link in the first column of the table.
ClinVar contains information about
See the following link for an example: