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NCBIGene Get Summary

Get a detailed gene summary from NCBI Gene by Entrez Gene ID using the E-utilities ESummary API. Returns gene name, symbol, description, function summary, chromosomal location, map position, aliases, genomic coordinates, exon count, and MIM (OMIM) IDs. The most authoritative source for human gene information. Use NCBIGene_search first to find Gene IDs. Example: Gene ID 7157 returns TP53 on chromosome 17p13.1 with a detailed functional summary.

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": {
    "id": {
      "description": "NCBI Gene ID (Entrez Gene ID). Can be a single ID or comma-separated list. Examples: '7157' (TP53), '672' (BRCA1), '1956' (EGFR), '3845' (KRAS). Get IDs from NCBIGene_search.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default NCBIGene Get Summary call

public-safeinput

{
  "id": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

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

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_NCBIGene_get_summary
Tool name: NCBIGene_get_summary
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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