HL7 Terminology (THO)
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  <id value="HGNCGeneGroup"/>
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    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h3>Summary</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td>Defining URL</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/NamingSystem/HGNCGeneGroup</td></tr><tr><td>Version</td><td>1.0.0</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>HGNCGeneGroup</td></tr><tr><td>Title</td><td>HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee Gene Group</td></tr><tr><td>Status</td><td>active</td></tr><tr><td>Definition</td><td><div><p>The HGNC is responsible for approving unique symbols and names for human loci, including protein coding genes, ncRNA genes and pseudogenes, to allow unambiguous scientific communication.</p>
<p>For each known human gene we approve a gene name and symbol (short-form abbreviation). All approved symbols are stored in the HGNC database,<a href="https://www.genenames.org/tools/search">www.genenames.org</a>, a curated online repository of HGNC-approved gene nomenclature, gene groups and associated resources including links to genomic, proteomic and phenotypic information. Each symbol is unique and we ensure that each gene is only given one approved gene symbol. It is necessary to provide a unique symbol for each gene so that we and others can talk about them, and this also facilitates electronic data retrieval from publications and databases. Please see https://www.genenames.org/ for more info.</p>
</div></td></tr><tr><td>Publisher</td><td>HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee</td></tr></table><h3>Identifiers</h3><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Value</b></td><td><b>Preferred</b></td><td><b>Period</b></td><td><b>Comment</b></td></tr><tr><td>URI</td><td>http://www.genenames.org/genegroup</td><td>true</td><td>2022-08-25 --&gt; (ongoing)</td><td>This is the URL as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative.</td></tr></table></div>
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    <valueString value="HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee Gene Group"/>
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  <status value="active"/>
  <kind value="codesystem"/>
  <date value="2023-11-17T03:23:21-07:00"/>
  <publisher value="HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee"/>
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      <value value="https://www.genenames.org/"/>
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      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="hgnc@genenames.org"/>
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               value="The HGNC is responsible for approving unique symbols and names for human loci, including protein coding genes, ncRNA genes and pseudogenes, to allow unambiguous scientific communication.

For each known human gene we approve a gene name and symbol (short-form abbreviation). All approved symbols are stored in the HGNC database,[www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/tools/search), a curated online repository of HGNC-approved gene nomenclature, gene groups and associated resources including links to genomic, proteomic and phenotypic information. Each symbol is unique and we ensure that each gene is only given one approved gene symbol. It is necessary to provide a unique symbol for each gene so that we and others can talk about them, and this also facilitates electronic data retrieval from publications and databases. Please see https://www.genenames.org/ for more info."/>
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    <value value="http://www.genenames.org/genegroup"/>
    <preferred value="true"/>
    <comment
             value="This is the URL as specified by the terminology owner, and is considered authoritative."/>
    <period>
      <start value="2022-08-25"/>
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