HGNC/wr is a web interface to the HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee) database.

Web resource

This website allows traditional access for humans using a browser. It also exposes a RESTful web service for programmatic access. Its design is based on a Resource-Oriented Architecture (ROA), which makes it unusually simple for a user to write programs that access the data. See the tutorial for some examples.

Source data

The current database was updated 2010-03-09 from the official HGNC website.

Note that the copyright notice on these pages does not apply to the data content, only to the design and implementation of this website.

Access and privacy policy

Access is free for low-volume usage by anyone. Access is logged by IP number. The log is used only for site resource management, and will not be revealed to other parties. Avatar Software AB reserves the right to request a fee for high-volume usage.

References

• Bruford EA, Lush MJ, Wright MW, Sneddon TP, Povey S, Birney E. The HGNC Database in 2008: a resource for the human genome. Nucleic Acids Res. (2008) vol 36, pp D445-448. PubMed:17984084
• Eyre TA, Ducluzeau F, Sneddon TP, Povey S, Bruford EA, Lush MJ. The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Database, 2006 updates. Nucleic Acids Res. (2006) vol 34, pp D319-321. PubMed:16381876
• White JA, et al. Guidelines for human gene nomenclature (1997). HUGO Nomenclature Committee. Genomics. (1997) vol 45, pp 468-471. PubMed:9344684
• Kraulis PJ. A Resource-Oriented Architecture for Bioinformatics Web Services. [in preparation] (2008).

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Tyler Rimstad and Pär Nordlund for comments and support.