PosMed suggests highly promising candidate genes in a given chromosomal interval(s). PosMed generates reasonable inferences connecting the user's keywords and genes (i.e., Keyword-> Gene1-> the interval.)
In the case where few candidates are found by direct keyword search, PosMed automatically proceeds to infer other candidates via estimated gene-gene relationships, and shows indirect connections (i.e. Keyword-> Gene1-> Gene2-> the interval.)
Thus, PosMed intelligently assists your choice of candidate genes from various phenotypic keywords.
An user manual and a tutorial titled “How to search candidate genes in positional-cloning studies” are available.