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Database Profile

Genew

General information

URL: http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/nomenclature/searchgenes
Full name: the Human Gene Nomenclature Database
Description: Genew, the Human Gene Nomenclature Database, is the only resource that provides data for all human genes which have approved symbols. It is managed by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) as a confidential database, containing over 16 000 records, 80% of which are represented on the Web by searchable text files. The data in Genew are highly curated by HGNC editors and gene records can be searched on the Web by symbol or name to directly retrieve information on gene symbol, gene name, cytogenetic location, OMIM number and PubMed ID.
Year founded: 2002
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Country/Region: United Kingdom

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University/Institution: University College London
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Country/Region: United Kingdom
Contact name (PI/Team): Hester M. Wain
Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): nome@galton.ucl.ac.uk

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All databases:
1453/6275 (76.861%)
Standard ontology and nomenclature:
70/218 (68.349%)
1453
Total Rank
151
Citations
6.864
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Created on: 2018-02-08
Curated by:
Lina Ma [2019-07-01]
Hao Zhang [2018-03-03]
Yang Zhang [2018-02-09]