DbGaP is governed by the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (GDS Policy), which is published on the NIH GDS website. General questions about GDS policy should be addressed to gds@mail.nih.gov.

When you report data that are based on the use of dbGaP study data, please cite the use of dbGaP study data in your manuscript by referencing the study accession (phs#) and the data use, and provide a link to the appropriate study page, using a format similar to:

The data/analyses presented in the current publication are available from the dbGaP database under dbGaP accession phsxxxxxx.vx.px.

When you have used or deposited data from more than one dbGaP study, please reference each dbGaP study separately, e.g.:

• The data/analyses presented in the current publication are available from the dbGaP database under dbGaP accessions: phs001233.v1.p1, phs001234.v1.p1.

When you are citing the dbGaP resource in general, without reference to specific studies, please refer to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), National Library of Medicine NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

When appropriate, please add citations to the following publications:

The NCBI dbGaP Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes. Mailman MD, Feolo M, Jin Y, Kimura M, Tryka K, Bagoutdinov R, Hao L, Kiang A, Paschall J, Phan L, Popova N, Pretel S, Ziyabari L, Lee M, Shao Y, Wang ZY, Sirotkin K, Ward M, Kholodov M, Zbicz K, Beck J, Kimelman M, Shevelev S, Preuss D, Yaschenko E, Graeff A, Ostell J, Sherry ST. Nat Genet. 2007 Oct; 39(10):1181-6.

NCBI's Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes: dbGaP. Tryka KA, Hao L, Sturcke A, Jin Y, Wang ZY, Ziyabari L, Lee M, Popova N, Sharopova N, Kimura M, Feolo M. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan; 42 (Database issue): D975-9.

Before submitting to dbGaP, you must first register your study. Refer to How to Register and Submit a Study to dbGaP for information on working with a Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) at NIH to register in dbGaP. You can obtain detailed information about how to prepare data for submission in the dbGaP Submission Guide.