This section provides, in the first place, references to those studies that have been most crucial to shape the content of other sections of B6db (e.g., papers reporting the functional validation of a specific gene product).

Needless to say, the construction of this bibliographic database is a work in progress, many relevant papers may still be missing while some irrelevant ones may have been included. We welcome suggestions from the B6db users, concerning the inclusion of key references that have been inadvertently omitted or ignored.