Hi Arek and Kathleen, As I do not create the HGNC BioMart databases, it would be best if you contacted the HGNC group directly. You can contact them using this email address: [email protected] Regards Rhoda
On 8 Apr 2013, at 09:57, Arek Kasprzyk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kathleen, > I am forwarding your question to the users mailing list to seek help from > Ensembl experts. > > Rhoda: are you planning to make the attribute that Kathleen is after > available at some point? > > > cheers, > a > > > > On 5 April 2013 17:41, kathleen askland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Arek, > I'm using the regular biomart portal: http://central.biomart.org/ > I choose: Database>Gene Annotation>Hugo Gene Nomenclature (HGNC) (EBI, UK), > then choose Dataset: HGNC data. > Once HGNC data (dataset) is chosen, I click 'Next' which brings me to the > filter selection screen. I don't want to filter, I want all symbols, so I > make no filtering selection. I click 'Next' again, which brings me to the > Attributes selection screen. I can select 'Approved Name' and 'Previous > Symbols,' but not 'Approved Symbol' (or any option for active symbols.) So, I > make my selections and, regardless of what I choose (I tried several > different times), I do not get output with the current, approved symbols. > (I will be on vacation from today through 4/15, so if I don't respond right > away, that is why.) > Thanks for your help. > Kathleen > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Arek Kasprzyk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kathleen, > which BioMart portal are you using? Could you describe it to me please and > send me the URL? > > cheers, > a > > > On 26 March 2013 18:24, kathleen askland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I am attempting to download the full set of HGNC gene symbols (as well as > some additional information such as HGNC id, locus type, status, etc...) > through BioMart,Database: Hugo Gene Nomenclature (HGNC) (EBI, UK), Dataset: > HGNC data. However, I'm puzzled by the fact that HGNC gene symbol does not > appear to be one of the output features available for selection. I can choose > the HGNC id and the 'Approved Name' (which is the full HGNC descriptive gene > name), but not the symbol. > Any suggestions? > Kathleen > > -- > ‘It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know > for sure that just ain’t so.’ -Mark Twain > --- > Kathleen Askland, MD > Assistant Professor > Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior > Warren Alpert School of Medicine > Brown University/Butler Hospital > > > > > -- > ‘It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know > for sure that just ain’t so.’ -Mark Twain > --- > Kathleen Askland, MD > Assistant Professor > Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior > Warren Alpert School of Medicine > Brown University/Butler Hospital > Rhoda Kinsella Ph.D. Ensembl Production Project Leader, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.biomart.org/mailman/listinfo/users
