The importance of being the HGNC

Elspeth A Bruford; Bryony Braschi; Liora Haim-Vilmovsky; Tamsin E M Jones; Ruth L Seal; Susan Tweedie

doi:10.1186/s40246-022-00432-w

The importance of being the HGNC

Hum Genomics. 2022 Nov 15;16(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s40246-022-00432-w.

Authors

Elspeth A Bruford^{1

2}, Bryony Braschi³, Liora Haim-Vilmovsky³, Tamsin E M Jones³, Ruth L Seal^{4

3}, Susan Tweedie³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, CB2 0PT, UK. elspeth@genenames.org.
² HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK. elspeth@genenames.org.
³ HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL-EBI, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK.
⁴ Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, CB2 0PT, UK.

Abstract

The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) has been providing standardized symbols and names for human genes since the late 1970s. As funding agencies change their priorities, finding financial support for critical biomedical resources such as the HGNC becomes ever more challenging. In this article, we outline the key roles the HGNC currently plays in aiding communication and the need for these activities to be maintained.

Keywords: Databases; Genes; Genomics; HGNC; Nomenclature.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Databases, Genetic*
Genomics*
Humans

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding