[ensembl-dev] Question regarding gene names on the database

[Duarte Molha]

Dear Developers

I am using the perl API to fetch details about a list of genes and am trying to understand why a gene symbol is failing to query against GRCH37.
The gene SUGCT (ENSG00000175600) is on the database:
http://grch37.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000175600;r=7:40174575-40900362
The correct HGNC symbol is SUGCT, however, when querying for it
Using:
my @fetched_genes = @{$gene_adaptor->fetch_all_by_display_label ("SUGCT")};
or
my  @fetched_genes = @{ $gene_adaptor->fetch_all_by_external_name("SUGCT") };
The query fails...This is because the HGNC symbol recorded for this gene on your database is "C7orf10"
This is not the current HGNC symbol for the gene and I am struggling to understand why, if your own display lists the correct symbol for the gene, why is the underlying database not updated accordingly.
Best regards,

Duarte Molha

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