Table 1

MatchMiner LookUp search options

Identifier type
Input algorithm
Output algorithm

Name (Gene symbol, alias or descriptive name)
HUGO then Alias
HUGO then Alias

Starts with Official. If not found, proceeds through all other sources.
Returns the HUGO name. If no name is flagged as HUGO, returns all aliases.

ALL (HUGO and Alias)
ALL (HUGO and Alias)

Searches all data sources for all matches to the symbol and flags those that are HUGO.
Returns all gene symbols and flags the HUGO symbol.

Official
Official

Searches all data sources for match as the HUGO name.
Returns the HUGO name. If not found, nothing is returned.

Long
Long

Searches all data sources for descriptive name.
Returns all descriptive names.
GenBank accession number
ALL
ALL

Searches all data sources starting with UCSC known genes, then LocusLink, UniGene and UCSC ESTs until match found.
Returns accession number from UCSC known genes. If not found, proceeds through UniGene then UCSC EST.

Data-source specific
Data-source specific

Look up input in a specific data source.
Returns accession numbers found in a particular data source.
IMAGE clone
UniGene
UniGene

Only data source with IMAGE clone ids.
Returns all IMAGE clone IDs associated with the UniGene
Cytogenetic location
ALL
ALL

Searches all gene indexes for matching chromosome band.
Returns chromosome band from UCSC sequence to band translation. If not found, proceeds through all other sources with multiple bands listed separately.


UCSC


Returns chromosome band from UCSC sequence to band translation.
Database id
UniGene
UniGene

Searches gene index for matching UniGene id.
Returns UniGene id.

Affymetrix
Affymetrix

Searches gene index for matching Affymetrix probe set identifier.
Returns Affymetrix probe set identifier.
Sequence location number (bp)
Not implemented
Transcription Start


Returns transcription start from UCSC Known Genes. If not found, proceeds to UCSC EST.
FISH clone
UCSC
UCSC

Searches UCSC FISH clones for match to gene index based on sequence position overlap with UCSC known genes.
Returns FISH clone id.

Bussey et al. Genome Biology 2003 4:R27   doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-4-r27

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