GDC Resources

A summary of the many tools, applications, and other resources the GDC provides for retrieving, downloading, and analyzing data in the GDC, submitting data to the GDC, and processing data through GDC bioinformatics pipelines.

GDC Data Portal

GDC Data Portal

The GDC Data Portal is a robust web-based platform that allows users to search, download, and analyze data from cancer genomic studies. The GDC Data Portal provides advanced search and visualization-assisted filtering, data visualization tools supporting exploration and analysis, and a repository for data download.

Launch the GDC Data Portal | User's Guide | GitHub Repository

GDC Data Transfer Tool (DTT)

GDC Data Transfer Tool (DTT)

The GDC DTT is a command-line driven application for the download and upload of large, high volume data. The GDC DTT provides an optimized method for transferring data to-and-from the GDC and enables resumption of interrupted transfers. The GDC DTT Client provides a command-line interface supporting both GDC data downloads and submissions. The GDC DTT User Interface (UI) provides a user-friendly interface to the GDC DTT Client for downloading data from the GDC.

Download the GDC DTT Client and UI | User's Guide | GitHub Repository (Client)

GDC API

GDC Application Programming Interface (API)

The GDC API is a programmatic interface for searching, downloading, submitting, and analyzing GDC data and metadata. The GDC API is the external facing REpresentational State Transfer (REST) interface for the GDC and uses JSON as its communication format, and standard HTTP methods (GET, PUT, POST and DELETE).

User's Guide

GDC Data Dictionary

GDC Data Dictionary and Data Model

The GDC Data Dictionary is a resource that describes the clinical, biospecimen, administrative, and genomic metadata that can be used in parallel with the genomic data generated by the GDC. The dictionary defines the structure of the GDC graph-based data model and the rules the data need to follow. In addition, the dictionary includes information about the relationships between entities within the data model.

View the GDC Data Dictionary | GDC Data Model | GitHub Repository (Dictionary)

GDC Data Submission Portal

GDC Data Submission Portal

The GDC Data Submission Portal is a web-based tool for submitting clinical, biospecimen, and molecular data associated with projects that are registered in dbGaP and accepted for submission into the GDC. Submitted data is validated using built-in GDC review/QC tools.

Request Data Submission | GDC Data Submission Processes and Tools | Launch the GDC Data Submission Portal (Login Required) | User's Guide

OncoGrid with Copy Number Variations

GDC Data Analysis, Visualization, and Exploration (DAVE) Tools

GDC DAVE Tools are interactive tools supporting web-based gene- and variant-level analyses. Researchers can build custom cohorts and visualize most frequently mutated genes, genes affected by high impact mutations, overall patient survival by affected gene, and mutations mapped to protein-coding regions without downloading files.

Launch GDC DAVE Tools (Exploration, Analysis) | User's Guide (Exploration, Analysis)

WGS-Sanger-Pipeline

GDC Bioinformatics Pipelines

GDC Bioinformatics Pipelines are standard workflows supporting DNA, RNA, and miRNA alignments against a common reference genome (GRCh38) and higher level data generation of these and other data types.

View GDC Bioinformatics Pipelines (DNA-Seq, RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq) | GitHub Repository (GDC Workflows) | Reference Files Used by GDC Pipelines

GDC Publication Search

GDC Publication Pages

GDC Publication Pages provide access to information and supplementary files from publications associated with NCI supported programs. Search facilities are provided to filter publications by program, project, publication year, and keywords.

View GDC Publication Pages