diff --git a/app/helpers/snpedia_papers_helper.rb b/app/helpers/snpedia_papers_helper.rb
index e91e0cc..2250f21 100644
--- a/app/helpers/snpedia_papers_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/snpedia_papers_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module SnpediaPapersHelper
-  def bold_if_matching_local_genotype(snpedia_paper, user_snp, &block)
+  def bold_if_matching_variation(snpedia_paper, user_snp, &block)
     if snpedia_paper && user_snp &&
-        snpedia_paper.local_genotype == user_snp.local_genotype.split('').sort.join
+        snpedia_paper.snp_variation == user_snp.local_genotype.split('').sort.join
 
       content_tag('b', &block)
     else
diff --git a/app/models/snpedia_paper.rb b/app/models/snpedia_paper.rb
index 75ad92d..2b6cfff 100644
--- a/app/models/snpedia_paper.rb
+++ b/app/models/snpedia_paper.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class SnpediaPaper < ActiveRecord::Base
     read_attribute(:summary).presence || "No summary provided."
   end
 
-  def local_genotype
+  def snp_variation
     url =~ /\((.*);(.*)\)$/
     "#{$1}#{$2}"
   end
diff --git a/app/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb b/app/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb
index dd64973..dd63784 100644
--- a/app/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       <% snp.snpedia_papers.each do |p| %>
         <tr>
           <td>
-            <%= bold_if_matching_local_genotype(p, user_snp) do %>
-              <%= link_to "#{snp.name} #{p.local_genotype.split('').join('/')}", p.url %>
+            <%= bold_if_matching_variation(p, user_snp) do %>
+              <%= link_to "#{snp.name} #{p.snp_variation.split('').join('/')}", p.url %>
             <% end %>
           </td>
           <td><b><%= p.summary.capitalize %></b></td>
diff --git a/spec/models/snpedia_paper_spec.rb b/spec/models/snpedia_paper_spec.rb
index fd54501..162ece7 100644
--- a/spec/models/snpedia_paper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/snpedia_paper_spec.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ RSpec.describe SnpediaPaper do
     build(:snpedia_paper, url: 'http://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Rs1234(A;C)')
   end
 
-  describe '#local_genotype' do
-    it 'extracts the local genotype from the url' do
-      expect(subject.local_genotype).to eq('AC')
+  describe '#snp_variation' do
+    it 'extracts the SNP variation from the url' do
+      expect(subject.snp_variation).to eq('AC')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb_spec.rb
index adb3256..676811e 100644
--- a/spec/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'snps/_snpedia_papers.html.erb' do
   let(:snpedia_paper) do
     double(:snpedia_paper, url: 'http://www.snpedia.com/index.php/Rs1234(A;C)',
                            summary: 'Green hair',
-                           local_genotype: 'AC')
+                           snp_variation: 'AC')
   end
   let(:snp) { double('snp', name: 'rs1234', snpedia_papers: [snpedia_paper]) }