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HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee |
The resource for approved human gene nomenclature. |
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The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee is the only worldwide authority that assigns standardised nomenclature to human genes.
The HGNC is responsible for approving unique symbols and names for human loci, including protein coding genes, ncRNA genes and pseudogenes, to allow unambiguous scientific communication. {.is-info}
- HGNC Main Page {.links-list}
- Need to include * at beginning or end of search if not exact name
- Includes gene groups as well as gene names
- Provides BioMart server to download filtered data from database easily
- HGNC FAQ Help Page {.links-list}
- Povey, S., Lovering, R., Bruford, E., Wright, M., Lush, M., & Wain, H. (2001). The HUGO gene nomenclature committee (HGNC). Human genetics, 109(6), 678-680.
- Eyre, T. A., Ducluzeau, F., Sneddon, T. P., Povey, S., Bruford, E. A., & Lush, M. J. (2006). The HUGO gene nomenclature database, 2006 updates. Nucleic acids research, 34(suppl_1), D319-D321. {.grid-list}