What's New

  • June 15, 2009. IGV version 1.3.1 has been released.
  • May 13, 2009. IGV version 1.3 has been released. Highlights of this release include support for sequence alignment viewing and enhanced support for expression and RNAi data. See the release notes for more details.

Overview

The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is a high-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated datasets. Features include:

  • Support for a wide variety of data types including
    • Genetic variation (copy number, loss of heterozygosity, somatic mutations)
    • Gene/microRNA expression
    • RNAi screens
    • Epigenetic data
    • Genomic annotations
    • Sequence Alignments
  • Easy access to genomes and datasets hosted by the Broad Institute
  • Support for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

Getting Started

A quick tutorial to get you up and running.

Example data files from Assessing the significance of chromosomal aberrations in cancer: Methodology and application to glioma (Beroukhim et al., 2007).

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Registration

Please register to use IGV. After registering, you can log in at any time using your email address. Registration is free. Its only purpose is to help us track usage for reports to our funding agencies.

Funding

Development of IGV is made possible by funding from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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Citation

To cite your use of IGV, please reference http://www.broad.mit.edu/igv.