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HGNC Fetch Gene By Symbol

Fetch detailed gene information from HGNC (HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee) by official gene symbol. Returns comprehensive gene data including HGNC ID, full name, chromosomal location, cross-references to Ensembl, NCBI Entrez, UniProt, OMIM, and RefSeq. HGNC is the authoritative source for human gene nomenclature. Example: 'TP53' returns tumor protein p53 with all its identifiers.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 90msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 90ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "symbol": {
      "description": "Official HGNC gene symbol. Examples: 'TP53', 'BRCA1', 'EGFR', 'INS', 'ACE2'.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "symbol"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default HGNC Fetch Gene By Symbol call

public-safeinput

{
  "symbol": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_HGNC_fetch_gene_by_symbol
Tool name: HGNC_fetch_gene_by_symbol
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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