Sample metadata
Metadata fields
The table below shows the fields that can be specified for each sample. An asterisk indicates the fields that are required in submissions to FEGA Sweden.
Important
This page only concerns public sample metadata. Make sure that it is not possible to identify individual people from the information that you share publicly. Any sensitive information should be submitted as data.
| Field name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alias* | The submitter’s designated name for the sample. The name must be unique within the submission account. |
| Title | A short, informative description of the sample |
| Description | A longer description of the sample and how it differs from other samples |
| Biological Sex* | “female”, “male”, “hermaphrodite” or “unknown” |
| Subject ID* | An identifier for the subject or donor of the sample |
| Phenotype* | Phenotype or disease state relevant for using the data |
| BioSampleID | BioSampleID, if relevant |
| Case Control | “case”, “control”, “both” or “NA” |
| Organism Part | Part of the organism |
| Cell Line | Cell line |
FEGA Sweden recommends using the Experimental Factor Ontology Database for describing your sample phenotypes. Whenever applicable, we also recommend using appropriate INSDC terms for missing values.