Figure 4

Graphical output of d-matrix The graphical output consists of the matrices itself, the description of the nodes displayed, a prospect of statistical evaluations and hyperlinks to external resources. Each matrix corresponds to a single data group (Phenotypes; Sequence variations). The x-axis of the matrix is defined by the main ID (Record) and the y-axis by the nodes displayed. The terms like "Gender", "Age (Years)" and "IVS Shunt" are descriptive names for the respective column names GENDER, AGE_YEARS and IVS_SHUNT of table PATIENTS; terms like "Ichd0001" and "Ichd0002" refer to locus names, values of the column LOCUS_ID of table SEQ_VAR_LOCI. The matrix is built by colored boxes coding for the meaning of the information itself, which is further described in the pop-up window (as shown for Record 366 and Ichd0009). Frequency bars and boxes for descriptive statistics are displayed. Numbers are reflecting the sorting order, whereas blue boxes at the left border hold the hyperlinks.