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== General description ==

This page describes the PSI-MI XML file format, also known as MIF. The PSI MI format is a data exchange format for molecular interactions.

The file format is described at the HUPO Proteomics Standards Initiative site, see the [http://psidev.info/mif specification]. The current version is 2.5.

Released December 5, 2005; last maintenance update June 1, 2006, to version 2.5.3.

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== Identification ==

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== References ==
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