A assigned "handle" that has multiple uses within the submission format is required for each laboratory. These handles will be assigned by NCBI during early contacts with each submitter. The handle might be an acronym, or a shorted name of a submitter or large center. This "handle" will allow submissions to be associated with laboratories independent of the details of who is handling a particular set of submissions from that laboratory. Please fill out the form below to request a handle to dbSNP (Example). A confirmation email will be sent to the contact email address below after the handle has been created.