Overview

Illumina's iControlDB is an online database of genotype and phenotype data from individuals that can be used as controls in association studies. These data are generated from Illumina genotyping products and can be seamlessly integrated into your study to increase statistical power and reduce overall project costs.

In the spirit of collaboration and furthering scientific progress, researchers around the world have contributed their control genotype data, which Illumina provides as a freely available resource to its community of users.


Controls Currently Available in iControlDB

Genotyping Controls Currently Available in iControlDB
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Downloading Control Genotype Data

To access control data, customers need to download and install the standalone software application, iControlDB Client onto their local computer. This user-friendly software enables easy searching and filtering of the database samples based on criteria such as genotyping product, phenotype, ethnicity, and age. Selected control data can then be downloaded via the standalone application as either raw genotype information, or as a combined final case report generated in GenomeStudio or BeadStudio. Raw intensity data are not currently available for download.

Learn more about how to download.

To download control genotype data from iControlDB, which are available to registered customers only, please follow these step-by-step instructions. If you are not a registered customer with password-protected access to iCom, Illumina's web services, request your iCom login.

Before downloading control data, please read the Data Download Agreement. Customers are required to accept the terms of this agreement by clicking their acceptance in a pop-up dialogue box as part of the download process.


  1. Log on to iCom.
  2. Click software under the downloads section located towards the right-hand side of the iCom welcome page.
  3. Use your browser's "find on this page" utility to find iControlDB-Client software package in the software list.
  4. Select and download the iControlDB-Client package, which includes the iControlDB Download User Guide.
  5. Follow the instructions in the iControlDB Download User Guide to install iControlDB-Client.
  6. On your local machine, open iControlDB (usually located within Start -> Programs -> Illumina -> Illumina iControlDB Client). Log on to iControlDB using your iCom user name and password.
  7. Submit a query.
  8. Select samples for download, choose download format, follow instructional prompts and accept terms of use, and proceed with download to your local computer.

Registered customers can also download the iControlDB Download User Guide from www.illumina.com/documentation.


Uploading Control Genotype Data

Registered Illumina customers can upload control data to iControlDB within GenomeStudio or BeadStudio 3.0 or higher. If you are not a registered customer with password-protected access to iCom, Illumina's web services, request your iCom login. Complete instructions for uploading control data are available in the iControlDB Data Upload Manual, which can be downloaded from iCom or www.illumina.com/documentation.

Customers interested in uploading their control data are required to review and accept the terms provided within the Data Submission Agreement. Proof of acceptance of these terms by the study's institutional review board (IRB) is required at time of upload.

Please send inquiries and questions about iControlDB to techsupport@illumina.com.

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