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Gene family matters: expanding the HGNC resource.
Human genomics - 5 Jul 2012
Daugherty Louise C, Seal Ruth L, Wright Mathew W, Bruford Elspeth A
Abstract excerpt
The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) assigns approved gene symbols to human loci. There are currently over 33,000 approved gene symbols, the majority of which represent protein-coding genes, but we also name other locus types such as non-coding RNAs, pseudogenes and phenotypic loci. Where relevant, the HGNC organise these genes into gene families and groups. The HGNC website http://www.genenames.org/ is an...
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