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HGNC
The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee's approved human gene symbols and names, with previous symbols, aliases and cross-references.
What HGNC is
The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee's approved human gene symbols and names, with previous symbols, aliases and cross-references.
Query it here
The research agent queries HGNC directly — no account, no API key — and every answer links back to the record it came from. Ask in plain language and it writes the query.
Questions
Can I search HGNC without writing code?
Yes. The research agent queries HGNC directly, with no account or API key, and cites the record behind every answer. Ask in plain language — for a gene, a protein, a compound or a study — and it builds the query for you.
Can I reuse data from HGNC?
Freely available to all, a condition of its NIH funding. Terms: https://www.genenames.org/about/