> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://vci-gci-docs.clinicalgenome.org/vci-gci-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://vci-gci-docs.clinicalgenome.org/vci-gci-docs/gci-help/evidence-collection-genetic-evidence/curating-group-information.md).

# Curating Group Information

The top section of the curation interface shows the publication currently being curated. 

Use this option for entering many individuals with similar characteristics from the same paper. All required fields (marked with a star) must be filled in before the curated record for a group can be saved. The required fields are:

* **Group Label** is a free-text identifier assigned by the curator. It should be used to uniquely identify a group described in a publication. If possible, use the identifiers that the authors use to label the group in the paper. 
* **Group -- Common Disease(s) & Phenotype(s)** requires information in at least one of the two categories: Disease(s) in common (usually select “Copy disease term from Gene-Disease Record”) or Phenotype(s) in common (HPO terms or free text).
* **Total number of individuals in the group**

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The Demographics section allows you to enter a variety of demographics information that describes the group. Please enter as many pieces of information as are available in the publication.

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The Information section contains the final required field, "Total number of individuals in group". You can add a variety of additional information about the group if it is available in the publication.

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In the Methods section, you can add information about methods used to obtain genetic data for the group, e.g. previous testing, genotyping, and associated methods.

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The Additional Information section allows you to enter any other potentially relevant information about the group in a free-text format. If the same group is described in additional publications, you can enter the PubMed IDs of these publications in the space provided here.

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The information entered here will only be saved upon clicking the blue "Save" button at the bottom of the page. If any required information is missing, a red warning label will appear and the missing fields will be highlighted in red.

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you click "Cancel" or navigate away from the page without saving, all entered data will be lost. 
{% endhint %}

Saving the group information returns you to Curation Central. The curation panel will now show the newly entered group; you can add or edit information by clicking on the "Edit" icon. If you need to add family and/or individual information for any family or individual in the group, you can simply select the appropriate button here. 

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