Evidence¶

This element intends to represent the evidence for an assertion such as an observation of a PhenotypicFeature. We recommend the use of terms from the Evidence & Conclusion Ontology (ECO)

Data model

Definition the Evidence element¶

Field Type Status Description

evidence_code OntologyClass representing ECO:0006017 required An ontology class that represents the evidence type

reference ExternalReference optional Representation of the source of the evidence

Example

{
  "evidenceCode": {
    "id": "ECO:0006017",
    "label": "author statement from published clinical study used in manual assertion"
  },
  "reference": {
    "id": "PMID:30962759",
    "description": "Recurrent Erythema Nodosum in a Child with a SHOC2 Gene Mutation"
  }
}

evidence_code¶

For example, in order to describe the evidence for a phenotypic observation that is derived from a publication, one might use the ECO term author statement from published clinical study used in manual assertion (ECO:0006017) and record a PubMed id in the reference field (See ExternalReference).

reference¶

An ExternalReference is used to store a reference to the publication or other source that supports the evidence. Not all types of evidence will have an external reference, and therefore this field is optional.