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: Molecular Definition Molecule Type CodeSystem

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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="moleculardefinition-moleculetype"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2026-03-23T00:00:00Z"/>
    <profile
             value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/>
  </meta>
  <language value="en"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem moleculardefinition-moleculetype</b></p><a name="moleculardefinition-moleculetype"> </a><a name="hcmoleculardefinition-moleculetype"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Last updated: 2026-03-23 00:00:00+0000</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/shareablecodesystem.html">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cg-incubator/CodeSystem/moleculardefinition-moleculetype</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">dna<a name="moleculardefinition-moleculetype-dna"> </a></td><td>DNA sequence</td><td>DNA sequence (assumed double stranded, written as single stranded by convention).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">rna<a name="moleculardefinition-moleculetype-rna"> </a></td><td>RNA sequence</td><td>RNA sequence (assumed single stranded, written as single stranded by convention); may use cDNA or RNA encoding for T/U.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">aa<a name="moleculardefinition-moleculetype-aa"> </a></td><td>Amino acid sequence</td><td>Amino acid (polypeptide) sequence.</td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cg"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="informative"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/>
  </extension>
  <url
       value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cg-incubator/CodeSystem/moleculardefinition-moleculetype"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.3001"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="0.1.0-ci-build"/>
  <name value="MolecularDefinitionMoleculeType"/>
  <title value="Molecular Definition Molecule Type CodeSystem"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <date value="2026-03-23"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Clinical Genomics"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="HL7 International / Clinical Genomics"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/clingenomics"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="clingenomics@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="The broad physical class of molecule represented by a MolecularDefinition resource instance: DNA, RNA, or amino acid (polypeptide). Codes are intentionally limited to top-level molecule classes to support consistent searching and profiling across systems. For finer-grained classification, use the type element bound to MolecularDefinitionType."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
      <display value="World"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet
            value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cg-incubator/ValueSet/moleculardefinition-moleculetype"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="dna"/>
    <display value="DNA sequence"/>
    <definition
                value="DNA sequence (assumed double stranded, written as single stranded by convention)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="rna"/>
    <display value="RNA sequence"/>
    <definition
                value="RNA sequence (assumed single stranded, written as single stranded by convention); may use cDNA or RNA encoding for T/U."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="aa"/>
    <display value="Amino acid sequence"/>
    <definition value="Amino acid (polypeptide) sequence."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>