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Table 2 Repartition of the data elements under UMLS semantic types

From: Mapping data elements to terminological resources for integrating biomedical data sources

Number of mapped concepts

Semantic type

Example of data element

Example of proposed concepts

37

Intellectual Product

Gene Name

Names (C0027365)

34

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

biological process

Biological process (C1184743)

26

Functional Concept

Genomic context

Context (C0542559)

25

Qualitative Concept

Mutation type

Type (C0332307)

19

Spatial Concept

site of expression

Site (C0205145)

17

Neoplastic Process

malignant neoplasms

malignant neoplasms (C0006826)

17

Quantitative Concept

sensitivity

Statistical sensitivity (C0036667)

16

Pharmacologic Substance

Drug similarity

Drugs (C0013227)

14

Body System

immune system

immune system (C0020962)

14

Disease or Syndrome

disorders & mutations

Disease (C0012634)