•  Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has become a potent tool in population-, medical-, and forensic genetics investigation. However, the analysis
    and comparison of mtDNA sequences may not be easy to do for researchers who are not familiar with mtDNA nomenclature conventions.
•  We developed a web program, mtDNAprofiler, which enables users to analyze and compare mtDNA sequences whether they are indicated
    as FASTA format or as a difference to revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS).
•  The mtDNAprofiler is composed of four tools; mtDNA nomenclature, mtDNA assembly, mtSNP conversion, and mtSNP comparison.

• mtDNA nomenclature tool
		a. mtDNA nomenclature tool is designed to provide users with automated alignment of mtDNA sequences     and facilitated mtSNP calculation. b. This tool sequentially performs range determination and mtSNP calculation for the input sequences     followed alignment with the rCRS. c. Parsimonious Smith-Waterman algorithm is used in this tool as an alignment method.
• mtDNA assembly tool
		a. mtDNA assembly tool enables to reconstruct the expected sequence from several fragment sequences     obtained from multiple amplification reactions. b. In particular, this tool is usefull when range of the sequences is included in control region of mtDNA. c. Even if the sequences are inverted [ex) ATG to CAT], it is no problem to run this tool.
• mtSNP conversion tool
		a. mtSNP conversion tool allows mtSNP data indicated as a difference to the rCRS to be converted to     FASTA sequence. b. This tool basically provides alignment result between rCRS and converted sequences. c. This tool also allow users to check the validity of mtSNP through the comparison between input and     re-calculated mtSNP data.
• mtSNP concordance-check tool
		a. mtSNP concordance-check tool is designed to check concordance between two mtSNP data gathered from     independent two experiments for the same sample. b. In this tool, sequence range of input mtSNP data will be automatically     determined. c. This tool also allow users to check the validity of mtSNP through the comparison between input and     re-caculated mtSNP data.

• mtDNA nomenclature tool

• mtDNA assembly tool

• mtSNP conversion tool

• mtSNP concordance check tool

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