title: The success (or not) of HUGO nomenclature.
abstract: Current usage of gene nomenclature is ambiguous and impairs the efficient handling of scientific information. Therefore it is important to propose guidelines to deal with this problem. This study attempts to evaluate the success of HUGO nomenclature for human genes. The results indicate that HUGO guidelines are not supported by the scientific community.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tamames
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valencia
mesh_terms: D005796:Genes; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic