biomarker

is a Knowledge Graph.

It is part of the OKN collection.

BiomarkerKB is a Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) sponsored project to develop a knowledgebase that organizes and integrates biomarker data from different public sources, providing researchers with comprehensive, integrated access to biomarker information. This resource also covers the BiomarkerKB Knowledge Graph (BKG), the graph representation of BiomarkerKB data (formerly registered separately as `biomarkerkg`), which is available as an interactive explorer, downloadable node and edge datasets, and OKN/FRINK SPARQL and Triple Pattern Fragments endpoints.

License

CC-BY-4.0

Homepage

biomarker

Repository

GitHub

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Unknown

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Product Summary

Products

From this Resource
ID Name URL Category Format Description
biomarker.portal BiomarkerKB Web Portal biomarkerkb.org GraphicalInterface http Public web portal for BiomarkerKB pro...
biomarker.downloads BiomarkerKB Data Downloads data.biomarkerkb.org Product json Downloadable BiomarkerKB datasets, in...
biomarker.api BiomarkerKB API api.biomarkerkb.org ProgrammingInterface http Backend REST API that powers the Biom...
biomarker.kg BiomarkerKB Knowledge Graph Knowledge-Graph GraphProduct neo4j Neo4j knowledge graph built from cura...
biomarker.obci Ontology for Biomarkers of Clinical Interest (OBCI) OBCI OntologyProduct owl The Ontology for Biomarkers of Clinic...
biomarker.datamodel BiomarkerKB Data Model biomarker-partnership DataModelProduct json The community-developed BiomarkerKB d...
biomarker.bkg.explorer BKG Explorer bkg.dev.maayanlab.cloud GraphicalInterface http Web interface to explore and query th...
biomarker.bkg.nodes.anatomy BKG Anatomy Nodes Anatomy.nodes.zip (332 B) GraphProduct csv Nodes from Uber-Anatomy Ontology
biomarker.bkg.nodes.biomarker BKG Biomarker Nodes Biomarker.nodes.zip (1.2 MB) GraphProduct csv Nodes from GlyGen Biomarker Database
biomarker.bkg.nodes.compound BKG Compound Nodes Compound.nodes.zip (871 B) GraphProduct csv Nodes from PubChem Database
biomarker.bkg.nodes.condition BKG Condition Nodes Condition.nodes.zip (5.4 KB) GraphProduct csv Nodes from Human Disease Ontology
biomarker.bkg.nodes.role BKG Role Nodes Role.nodes.zip (276 B) GraphProduct csv Nodes from OBCI
biomarker.bkg.nodes.variant BKG Variant Nodes Variant.nodes.zip (764.6 KB) GraphProduct csv Nodes from dbSNP
biomarker.bkg.edges.anatomy BKG Anatomy Edges Anatomy.edges.zip (1.2 KB) GraphProduct csv Biomarker to Anatomy relationships (d...
biomarker.bkg.edges.compound BKG Compound Edges Compound.edges.zip (1.3 KB) GraphProduct csv Biomarker to Compound relationships (...
biomarker.bkg.edges.condition BKG Condition Edges Condition.edges.zip (1.1 MB) GraphProduct csv Biomarker to Condition relationships ...
biomarker.bkg.edges.role BKG Role Edges Role.edges.zip (347.0 KB) GraphProduct csv Biomarker to Role relationships (has_...
biomarker.bkg.edges.variant BKG Variant Edges Variant.edges.zip (1.0 MB) GraphProduct csv Biomarker to Variant relationships (i...
biomarker.sparql BiomarkerKB KG SPARQL sparql ProgrammingInterface SPARQL endpoint for BiomarkerKB KG
biomarker.tpf BiomarkerKB KG TPF biomarkerkg ProgrammingInterface Triple Pattern Fragments endpoint for...
From other Resources
ID Name URL Category Format Relation Description
ubkg.neo4j UBKG Neo4j Docker Distribution ubkg-downloads.xconsortia.org GraphProduct neo4j had primary source Turnkey neo4j distributions that depl...
ubkg.csv UBKG Ontology CSV Files ubkg-downloads.xconsortia.org GraphProduct csv had primary source Ontology CSV files that can be import...

Details

BiomarkerKB: Comprehensive Biomarker Knowledge Integration

BiomarkerKB is a Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) sponsored project to develop a knowledgebase that organizes and integrates biomarker data from different public sources. It provides researchers with a unified platform for biomarker information access and analysis.

Overview

BiomarkerKB serves as a centralized resource for biomarker research, facilitating the discovery, validation, and application of biomarkers across various domains including:

  • Disease diagnosis and prognosis
  • Drug development and personalized medicine
  • Health monitoring and disease risk assessment
  • Clinical decision support

The knowledgebase is designed to connect heterogeneous biomedical data sources into a unified structure, allowing researchers to explore complex relationships between biomarkers and various biological and clinical entities. The initial release integrates more than 200,000 biomarker-condition associations spanning genes, proteins, metabolites, and glycans.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Biomarker Information: Detailed data on biomarkers including molecular characteristics, biological roles, and clinical applications
  • Integrated Data Model: Standardized representation of biomarker data from diverse sources, following the FDA-NIH BEST biomarker definition
  • Relationship Mapping: Connections between biomarkers and related entities such as diseases, anatomical structures, and biological processes
  • Advanced Search Capabilities: Multiple query options to find relevant biomarker information
  • Visual Analytics: Interactive visualizations for exploring biomarker relationships
  • Programmatic Access: A public API and downloadable datasets for computational analysis and integration with other tools

Data Sources

BiomarkerKB integrates biomarker data harmonized from multiple authoritative resources, including OpenTargets, ClinVar, GWAS Catalog, MarkerDB, and OncoMX, as well as CFDE Data Coordinating Centers such as LINCS, Metabolomics Workbench, GlyGen, and EDRN. Curated biomarker data are ingested into a Neo4j knowledge graph and integrated with the CFDE Unified Biomedical Knowledge Graph (UBKG).

The project is developed by the clinical-biomarkers (Biomarker Partnership) team as part of the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem initiative, with a focus on making biomarker data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).

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Created: May 29, 2025 | Last modified: July 15, 2026