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# BioPerl module for Bio::Phenotype::PhenotypeI
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# Cared for by Christian M. Zmasek <czmasek-at-burnham.org> or <cmzmasek@yahoo.com>
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# (c) Christian M. Zmasek, czmasek-at-burnham.org, 2002.
# (c) GNF, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 2002.
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# POD documentation - main docs before the code
=head1 NAME
Bio::Phenotype::PhenotypeI - An interface for classes modeling phenotypes
=head1 SYNOPSIS
#get Bio::Phenotype::PhenotypeI somehow
print $phenotype->name(), "\n";
print $phenotype->description(), "\n";
my @keywords = ( "achondroplasia", "dwarfism" );
$phenotype->add_keywords( @keywords );
foreach my $keyword ( $phenotype->each_keyword() ) {
print $keyword, "\n";
}
$phenotype->remove_keywords();
foreach my $gene_symbol ( $phenotype->each_gene_symbol() ) {
print $gene_symbol, "\n";
}
foreach my $corr ( $phenotype->each_Correlate() ) {
# Do something with $corr
}
foreach my $var ( $phenotype->each_Variant() ) {
# Do something with $var (mutation)
}
foreach my $measure ( $phenotype->each_Measure() ) {
# Do something with $measure
}
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This superclass defines common methods for classes modelling phenotypes.
Bio::Phenotype::OMIM::OMIMentry is an example of an instantiable phenotype
class (the design of this interface was partially guided by the need
to model OMIM entries).
Please note. This interface provides methods to associate mutations
(methods "each_Variant", ...) and genotypes (methods "each_Genotype", ...)
with phenotypes. Yet, these aspects might need some future enhancements,
especially since there is no "genotype" class yet.
=head1 FEEDBACK
=head2 Mailing Lists
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the
Bioperl mailing lists Your participation is much appreciated.
bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
=head2 Support
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
I<bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
with code and data examples if at all possible.
=head2 Reporting Bugs
report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the
web:
https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues
=head1 AUTHOR
Christian M. Zmasek
Email: czmasek-at-burnham.org or cmzmasek@yahoo.com
WWW: http://monochrome-effect.net/
Address:
Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
=head1 APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
=cut
# Let the code begin...
package Bio::Phenotype::PhenotypeI;
use base qw(Bio::Root::RootI);
=head2 name
Title : name
Usage : $obj->name( "r1" );
or
print $obj->name();
Function: Set/get for the name or id of this phenotype.
Returns : A name or id [scalar].
Args : A name or id [scalar] (optional).
=cut
sub name {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # name
=head2 description
Title : description
Usage : $obj->description( "This is ..." );
or
print $obj->description();
Function: Set/get for the description of this phenotype.
Returns : A description [scalar].
Args : A description [scalar] (optional).
=cut
sub description {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # description
=head2 species
Title : species
Usage : $obj->species( $species );
or
$species = $obj->species();
Function: Set/get for the species of this phenotype.
Returns : A species [Bio::Species].
Args : A species [Bio::Species] (optional).
=cut
sub species {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # species
=head2 comment
Title : comment
Usage : $obj->comment( "putative" );
or
print $obj->comment();
Function: Set/get for a comment about this phenotype.
Returns : A comment [scalar].
Args : A comment [scalar] (optional).
=cut
sub comment {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # comment
=head2 each_gene_symbol
Title : each_gene_symbol()
Usage : @gs = $obj->each_gene_symbol();
Function: Returns a list of gene symbols [scalars, most likely Strings]
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of scalars.
Args :
=cut
sub each_gene_symbol {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_gene_symbol
=head2 add_gene_symbols
Title : add_gene_symbols
Usage : $obj->add_gene_symbols( @gs );
or
$obj->add_gene_symbols( $gs );
Function: Pushes one or more gene symbols [scalars, most likely Strings]
into the list of gene symbols.
Returns :
Args : scalar(s).
=cut
sub add_gene_symbols {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_gene_symbols
=head2 remove_gene_symbols
Usage : $obj->remove_gene_symbols();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of gene symbols [scalars,
most likely Strings] associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of scalars.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_gene_symbols {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_gene_symbols
=head2 each_Variant
Title : each_Variant()
Usage : @vs = $obj->each_Variant();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing objects
associated with this phenotype.
This is for representing the actual mutation(s) causing this
phenotype.
{* The "variants" data member and its methods will/might need to be
changed/improved in one way or another, CZ 09/06/02 *}
Returns : A list of Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_Variant {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_Variant
=head2 add_Variants
Usage : $obj->add_Variants( @vs );
or
$obj->add_Variants( $v );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing objects
into the list of Variants.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing object(s).
=cut
sub add_Variants {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_Variants
=head2 remove_Variants
Title : remove_Variants
Usage : $obj->remove_Variants();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing
objects associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Variation::VariantI implementing objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_Variants {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_Variants
=head2 each_Reference
Title : each_Reference()
Usage : @refs = $obj->each_Reference();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Annotation::Reference objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Annotation::Reference objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_Reference {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_Reference
=head2 add_References
Title : add_References
Usage : $obj->add_References( @refs );
or
$obj->add_References( $ref );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Annotation::Reference objects
into the list of References.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Annotation::Reference object(s).
=cut
sub add_References {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_References
=head2 remove_References
Title : remove_References()
Usage : $obj->remove_References();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of Bio::Annotation::Reference objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Annotation::Reference objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_References {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_References
=head2 each_CytoPosition
Title : each_CytoPosition()
Usage : @cps = $obj->each_CytoPosition();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Map::CytoPosition objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Map::CytoPosition objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_CytoPosition {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_CytoPosition
=head2 add_CytoPositions
Title : add_CytoPositions
Usage : $obj->add_CytoPositions( @cps );
or
$obj->add_CytoPositions( $cp );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Map::CytoPosition objects
into the list of CytoPositions.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Map::CytoPosition object(s).
=cut
sub add_CytoPositions {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_CytoPositions
=head2 remove_CytoPositions
Title : remove_CytoPositions
Usage : $obj->remove_CytoPositions();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list o fBio::Map::CytoPosition objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Map::CytoPosition objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_CytoPositions {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_CytoPositions
=head2 each_Correlate
Title : each_Correlate()
Usage : @corrs = $obj->each_Correlate();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Phenotype::Correlate objects
associated with this phenotype.
(Correlates are correlating phenotypes in different species;
inspired by mouse correlates of human phenotypes in the OMIM
database.)
Returns : A list of Bio::Phenotype::Correlate objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_Correlate {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_Correlate
=head2 add_Correlates
Title : add_Correlates
Usage : $obj->add_Correlates( @corrs );
or
$obj->add_Correlates( $corr );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Phenotype::Correlate objects
into the list of Correlates.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Phenotype::Correlate object(s).
=cut
sub add_Correlates {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_Correlates
=head2 remove_Correlates
Title : remove_Correlates
Usage : $obj->remove_Correlates();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of Bio::Phenotype::Correlate objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Phenotype::Correlate objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_Correlates {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_Correlates
=head2 each_Measure
Title : each_Measure()
Usage : @ms = $obj->each_Measure();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Phenotype::Measure objects
associated with this phenotype.
(Measure is for biochemically defined phenotypes
or any other types of measures.)
Returns : A list of Bio::Phenotype::Measure objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_Measure {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_Measure
=head2 add_Measures
Title : add_Measures
Usage : $obj->add_Measures( @ms );
or
$obj->add_Measures( $m );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Phenotype::Measure objects
into the list of Measures.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Phenotype::Measure object(s).
=cut
sub add_Measures {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_Measures
=head2 remove_Measures
Title : remove_Measures
Usage : $obj->remove_Measures();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of Bio::Phenotype::Measure objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Phenotype::Measure objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_Measures {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_Measures
=head2 each_keyword
Title : each_keyword()
Usage : @kws = $obj->each_keyword();
Function: Returns a list of key words [scalars, most likely Strings]
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of scalars.
Args :
=cut
sub each_keyword {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_keyword
=head2 add_keywords
Title : add_keywords
Usage : $obj->add_keywords( @kws );
or
$obj->add_keywords( $kw );
Function: Pushes one or more keywords [scalars, most likely Strings]
into the list of key words.
Returns :
Args : scalar(s).
=cut
sub add_keywords {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_keywords
=head2 remove_keywords
Title : remove_keywords
Usage : $obj->remove_keywords();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of key words [scalars,
most likely Strings] associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of scalars.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_keywords {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_keywords
=head2 each_DBLink
Title : each_DBLink()
Usage : @dbls = $obj->each_DBLink();
Function: Returns a list of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_DBLink {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
}
=head2 add_DBLinks
Title : add_DBLinks
Usage : $obj->add_DBLinks( @dbls );
or
$obj->add_DBLinks( $dbl );
Function: Pushes one or more Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
into the list of DBLinks.
Returns :
Args : Bio::Annotation::DBLink object(s).
=cut
sub add_DBLinks {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_DBLinks
=head2 remove_DBLinks
Title : remove_DBLinks
Usage : $obj->remove_DBLinks();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_DBLinks {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_DBLinks
=head2 each_Genotype
Title : each_Reference()
Usage : @gts = $obj->each_Reference();
Function: Returns a list of "Genotype" objects
associated with this phenotype.
{* the "genotypes" data member and its methods certainly will/needs to be
changed/improved in one way or another since there is
no "Genotype" class yet, CZ 09/06/02 *}
Returns : A list of "Genotype" objects.
Args :
=cut
sub each_Genotype {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # each_Genotype
=head2 add_Genotypes
Title : add_Genotypes
Usage : $obj->add_Genotypes( @gts );
or
$obj->add_Genotypes( $gt );
Function: Pushes one or more "Genotypes"
into the list of "Genotypes".
Returns :
Args : "Genotypes(s)".
=cut
sub add_Genotypes {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # add_Genotypes
=head2 remove_Genotypes
Title : remove_Genotypes
Usage : $obj->remove_Genotypes();
Function: Deletes (and returns) the list of "Genotype" objects
associated with this phenotype.
Returns : A list of "Genotype" objects.
Args :
=cut
sub remove_Genotypes {
my ( $self ) = @_;
$self->throw_not_implemented();
} # remove_Genotypes
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