Class: VariationDescriptor

A Descriptor that describes a value object representation of a molecular variation.

URI: vaspec:VariationDescriptor

Parents

• is_a: Descriptor - An object that wraps a value object in order to transfer additional, non-definitional information about it.

Referenced by Class

Attributes

Own

• VariationDescriptor➞moleculeContext _0..1
  • Description: The type of macromolecule on which the variation exists (e.g. genomic, transcript, protein)
  • Range: Coding
• VariationDescriptor➞structuralType _0..*
  • Description: The high-level structural type of the Variation (e.g. SNV, CNV, insertion, duplication, etc)
  • Range: Coding

Inherited from Descriptor:

• Element➞extensionElement _0..*
  • Description: A key-value data structure that allows definition of custom fields to capture information not directly supported by the VA specification.
  • Range: Extension
• Entity➞localId _1..1
  • Description: The 'logical' identifier of the entity in the system of record, e.g. a UUID. This 'id' is unique within a given system. The identified entity may have a different 'id' in a different system.
  • Range: Identifier
• Entity➞globalIdentifier _0..*
  • Description: A 'business' identifier or accession number for the entity, typically as provided by an external system or authority, that is globally unique and persists across implementing systems.
  • Range: Identifier
• Entity➞type _1..1
  • Description: The schema class that is instantiated by the data object. Must be the name of a class from the VA schema.
  • Range: Class
• Entity➞label _0..1
  • Description: A primary name for the Entity.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Entity➞alternativeLabel _0..*
  • Description: An alternative name for the Entity.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Entity➞description _0..1
  • Description: A free text description of the Entity.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Entity➞hasURL _0..*
  • Description: The URL/web address of a digital resource representing the entity, or providing information about it.
  • Range: Url
• Entity➞reference _0..*
  • Description: A document or other Information Entity that describes the Entity.
  • Range: InformationEntity
• Entity➞xref _0..*
  • Description: A cross-reference that links to database identifiers of an entity that represents the same or a closely related concept or knowledge as the Entity.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Entity➞thisRecordMeta _0..1
  • Description: A reusable structure that encapsulates provenance metadata that applies to this concrete record/encoding of information about the Entity.
  • Range: RecordMetadata
• Entity➞sourceRecordMeta _0..*
  • Description: A reusable structure that encapsulates provenance metadata that applies to an upstream data record about the Entity, from which content of the present record was derived.
  • Range: RecordMetadata
• Descriptor➞valueObjectId _0..1
  • Description: The computed identifier of the value object described/wrapped by the Descriptor
  • Range: Identifier
• Descriptor➞valueObject _0..1
  • Description: An in-lined representation of the wrapped value object
  • Range: Entity
• Descriptor➞valueObjectName _0..1
  • Description: The preferred name for the wrapped value object as assigned by the creator of the VOD
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Descriptor➞valueObjectAlias _0..*
  • Description: Other labels that exist for the wrapped value object.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Descriptor➞valueObjectExpression _0..*
  • Description: Systematic expressions that describe the wrapped object, as generated by formal nomenclature systems (e.g. HGVS, ISCN, HLA).
  • Range: Expression
• Descriptor➞valueObjectDescription _0..1
  • Description: A free text description of the entity represented by the wrapped value object.
  • Range: Ga4ghString
• Descriptor➞valueObjectXref _0..*
  • Description: Points to an external database record for an entity that is equivalent to or closely related to the entity represented by the wrapped value object.
  • Range: Ga4ghString