cosmic-database

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• COSMIC Database
• Overview
• When to Use This Skill
• Prerequisites
• Account Registration
• Python Requirements
• Quick Start
• 1. Basic File Download

COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) is the world's largest and most comprehensive database for exploring somatic mutations in human cancer. Access COSMIC's extensive collection of cancer genomics data, including millions of mutations across thousands of cancer types, curated gene lists, mutational signatures, and clinical annotations programmatically. This skill should be used when: Downloading cancer mutation data from COSMIC Accessing the Cancer Gene Census for curated cancer gene lists Retrieving mutational signature profiles Querying structural variants, copy number alterations, or gene fusions Analyzing drug resistance mutations Working with cancer cell line genomics data Integrating cancer mutation data into bioinformatics pipelines Researching specific genes or mutations in cancer contexts COSMIC requires authentication for data downloads: Academic users: Free access with registration at https://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic/register Commercial users: License required (contact QIAGEN) Use the scripts/downloadcosmic.py script to download COSMIC data files: Download comprehensive mutation data including point mutations, indels, and genomic annotations. Common data t

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