| Desiderata for domain reference ontologies in biomedicine. | |
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PMID: 16266830 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Domain reference ontologies represent knowledge about a particular part of the world in a way that is independent from specific objectives, through a theory of the domain. An example of reference ontology in biomedical informatics is the Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA), an ontology of anatomy that covers the entire range of macroscopic, microscopic, and subcellular anatomy. The purpose of this paper is to explore how two domain reference ontologies--the FMA and the Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) ontology, can be used (i) to align existing terminologies, (ii) to infer new knowledge in ontologies of more complex entities, and (iii) to manage and help reasoning about individual data. We analyze those kinds of usages of these two domain reference ontologies and suggest desiderata for reference ontologies in biomedicine. While a number of groups and communities have investigated general requirements for ontology design and desiderata for controlled medical vocabularies, we are focusing on application purposes. We suggest five desirable characteristics for reference ontologies: good lexical coverage, good coverage in terms of relations, compatibility with standards, modularity, and ability to represent variation in reality. |
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Authors:
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Anita Burgun |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2005-10-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of biomedical informatics Volume: 39 ISSN: 1532-0480 ISO Abbreviation: J Biomed Inform Publication Date: 2006 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-05-15 Completed Date: 2006-07-17 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100970413 Medline TA: J Biomed Inform Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 307-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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EA 3888, Faculté de Médecine, IFR 140, Université de Rennes I, France. Anita.Burgun@univ-rennes1.fr |
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Anatomy
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methods* Biology / methods Biomedical Technology / methods* Computational Biology / methods* Humans Knowledge Medical Informatics Computing Philosophy Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine* Terminology as Topic* Vocabulary, Controlled |
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