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

[Andrew Yates]

Hi

Can I ask what are your database connection details are? 

Andy

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> On 30 Jan 2015, at 12:19, Duarte Molha <Duarte.Molha at ogt.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <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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