Bio::Phenotype::OMIM::MiniMIMentry(3)

NAME
MiniMIMentry - Representation of a Mini MIM entry

SYNOPSIS
  use Bio::Phenotype::OMIM::MiniMIMentry;

  $mm = Bio::Phenotype::OMIM::MiniMIMentry->new( -description  => "The central form of ...",
                                                 -created      => "Victor A. McKusick: 6/4/1986",
                                                 -contributors => "Kelly A. Przylepa - revised: 03/18/2002",
                                                 -edited       => "alopez: 06/03/1997" );

DESCRIPTION
This class representats of Mini MIM entries. This class is intended to be used together with a OMIM entry class.

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AUTHOR
Christian M. Zmasek

Email: czmasek@gnf.org or cmzmasek@yahoo.com

WWW: http://www.genetics.wustl.edu/eddy/people/zmasek/

Address:

  Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation
  10675 John Jay Hopkins Drive
  San Diego, CA 92121

APPENDIX
The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.

  new
 Title   : new
 Usage   : $mm = Bio::Phenotype::OMIM::MiniMIMentry->new( -description  => "The central form of ...",
                                                          -created      => "Victor A. McKusick: 6/4/1986",
                                                          -contributors => "Kelly A. Przylepa - revised: 03/18/2002",
                                                          -edited       => "alopez: 06/03/1997" );

 Function: Creates a new MiniMIMentry object.
 Returns : A new MiniMIMentry object.
 Args    : -description  => a description
           -created      => name(s) and date(s) (free form)
           -contributors => name(s) and date(s) (free form)
           -edited       => name(s) and date(s) (free form)

  init
 Title   : init()
 Usage   : $mm->init();
 Function: Initializes this MiniMIMentry to all "".
 Returns :
 Args    :

  description
 Title   : description
 Usage   : $mm->description( "The central form of ..." );
           or
           print $mm->description();
 Function: Set/get for the description field of the Mini MIM database.
 Returns : The description.
 Args    : The description (optional).

  created
 Title   : created
 Usage   : $mm->created( "Victor A. McKusick: 6/4/1986" );
           or
           print $mm->created();
 Function: Set/get for the created field of the Mini MIM database.
 Returns : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form].
 Args    : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form] (optional).

  contributors
 Title   : contributors
 Usage   : $mm->contributors( "Kelly A. Przylepa - revised: 03/18/2002" );
           or
           print $mm->contributors();
 Function: Set/get for the contributors field of the Mini MIM database.
 Returns : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form].
 Args    : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form] (optional).

  edited
 Title   : edited
 Usage   : $mm->edited( "alopez: 06/03/1997" );
           or
           print $mm->edited();
 Function: Set/get for the edited field of the Mini MIM database.
 Returns : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form].
 Args    : Name(s) and date(s) [scalar - free form] (optional).

  to_string
 Title   : to_string()
 Usage   : print $mm->to_string();
 Function: To string method for MiniMIMentry objects.
 Returns : A string representations of this MiniMIMentry.
 Args    :