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Genenames.org: the HGNC resources in 2013.

Nucleic acids research ·Vol. 41 ·No. Database issue ·2013-01-00 ·Pages D545-52

Gray KA, Daugherty LC, Gordon SM, Seal RL, Wright MW, Bruford EA

Abstract

The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee situated at the European Bioinformatics Institute assigns unique symbols and names to human genes. Since 2011, the data within our database has expanded largely owing to an increase in naming pseudogenes and non-coding RNA genes, and we now have >33,500 approved symbols. Our gene families and groups have also increased to nearly 500, with ∼45% of our gene entries associated to at least one family or group. We have also redesigned the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee website http://www.genenames.org creating a constant look and feel across the site and improving usability and readability for our users. The site provides a public access portal to our database with no restrictions imposed on access or the use of the data. Within this article, we review our online resources and data with particular emphasis on the updates to our website.

MeSH Terms
Databases, Genetic Genes Humans Internet Proteins/genetics Terminology as Topic
Chemicals
Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Gray Kristian A
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, UK. hgnc@genenames.org
Daugherty Louise C
Gordon Susan M
Seal Ruth L
Wright Mathew W
Bruford Elspeth A
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Article Info
Journal
Nucleic acids research
Abbr.
Nucleic Acids Res
ISSN
1362-4962
DOI
10.1093/nar/gks1066
Email
hgnc@genenames.org
Published
2013-01-00
Epub
2012-00-17
Pages
D545-52
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0411011
PMCID
PMC3531211
Subset
IM
Grants
NHGRI NIH HHS · P41 HG003345 · United States
NHGRI NIH HHS · P41 HG03345 · United States
Wellcome Trust · 081979/Z/07/Z · United Kingdom
Wellcome Trust · 099129/Z/12/Z · United Kingdom
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1066 PMC Full Text View journal details
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