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  Thu Feb 6 16:45:59 2025 -0800
Added more details to spliceImpactSuper.html and added a SpliceVarDB link on the hgc page, refs #34424

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 <h2>Description</h2>
 
 <p>
 The "Splicing Impact" container track contains tracks showing the predicted or validated effect of variants
 close to splice sites.
 </p>
 
 <h3>SpliceVarDB</h3>
 <p>SpliceVarDB is an online database consolidating over 50,000 variants assayed
 for their effects on splicing in over 8,000 human genes. The authors evaluated
 over 500 published data sources and established a spliceogenicity scale to
 standardize, harmonize, and consolidate variant validation data generated by a
-range of experimental protocols. The database is available at 
+range of experimental protocols. Genes and variant locations were obtained using
+GENCODE v44. Splice regions were calculated as specific distances from the closest
+canonical exon, including 5&apos; and 3&apos; untranslated regions (UTRs). The
+database is available at 
 <a target=_blank href="https://splicevardb.org">splicevardb.org</a>.</p>
 
 <h2>Display Conventions and Configuration</h2>
 
 <h3>SpliceVarDB</h3>
 <p>According to the strength of their supporting
-evidence, variants were classified as "splice-altering" (∼25%), "not
-splice-altering" (∼25%), and "low-frequency splice-altering" (∼50%), which
+evidence, variants were classified as &quot;splice-altering&quot; (~25%), &quot;not
+splice-altering&quot; (~25%), and &quot;low-frequency splice-altering&quot; (~50%), which
 correspond to weak or indeterminate evidence of spliceogenicity. 55% of the
 splice-altering variants in SpliceVarDB are outside the canonical splice sites
 (5.6% are deep intronic). The data is shown as lollipop plots that can be clicked, 
 the details page then shows a link to SpliceVarDb with full details.
 </p>
 
+<p>The classification thresholds primarily follow those established by the original study.
+However, most studies only defined criteria for splice-altering variants and did not define
+criteria for variants that resulted in normal splicing. The authors implemented stringent
+thresholds to define the normal category and ensure a high-quality set of control variants.
+Variants that did not meet these criteria were classified as low-frequency splice-altering
+variants with a wide range of sub-optimal scores. Variants that fell between the normal and
+splice-altering classifications were placed into a low-frequency splice-altering category.
+In situations where a variant was validated multiple times, if at least one validation
+returned splice-altering and another returned normal, the &quot;conflicting&quot; category
+was applied.
+</p>
+
+<P>
+The lollipop plots are color-coded based on the <b>score</b> value, which corresponds
+to the following classifications:
+<ul>
+ <li><b>3</b> - <span style="color: rgb(219,61,61);">Splice-altering</span></li>
+ <li><b>2</b> - <span style="color: rgb(128,82,160);">Low-frequency</span></li>
+ <li><b>1</b> - <span style="color: rgb(57,135,204);">Normal</span></li>
+ <li><b>0</b> - <span style="color: rgb(140,140,140);">Conflicting</span></li>
+</ul>
+</P>
+
 <h2>Data Access</h2>
 <p>
 The raw data can be explored interactively with the <a href="../cgi-bin/hgTables">Table Browser</a>
 or the <a href="../cgi-bin/hgIntegrator">Data Integrator</a>. The data can be
 accessed from scripts through our <a href="https://api.genome.ucsc.edu">API</a>, the track name is
 "splicevardb".
 
 <p>
 For automated download and analysis, the genome annotation is stored in a bigBed file that
 can be downloaded from
 <a href="http://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/gbdb/$db/splicevardb/" target="_blank">our download server</a>.
 The file for this track is called <tt>SVADB.bb</tt>. Individual
 regions or the whole genome annotation can be obtained using our tool <tt>bigBedToBed</tt>
 which can be compiled from the source code or downloaded as a precompiled
 binary for your system. Instructions for downloading source code and binaries can be found