title: Genenames.org: the HGNC resources in 2013.
abstract: The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee situated at the European Bioinformatics Institute assigns unique symbols and names to human genes. Since 2011, the data within our database has expanded largely owing to an increase in naming pseudogenes and non-coding RNA genes, and we now have >33,500 approved symbols. Our gene families and groups have also increased to nearly 500, with ∼45% of our gene entries associated to at least one family or group. We have also redesigned the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee website http://www.genenames.org creating a constant look and feel across the site and improving usability and readability for our users. The site provides a public access portal to our database with no restrictions imposed on access or the use of the data. Within this article, we review our online resources and data with particular emphasis on the updates to our website.
authors.affiliation: HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, UK. hgnc@genenames.org
authors.forename: Kristian A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Louise C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: Mathew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Elspeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bruford
mesh_terms: D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins