Michael J. Lush

TL;DR: A gene map of the xMHC is presented and its content in relation to paralogy, polymorphism, immune function and disease is reviewed.

TL;DR: With the recent publications of the complete human genomesequence there is an estimated total of 26,000–40,000 genes, as suggested by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium and Venter.

TL;DR: The committee has grown from a single force to the equivalent of five professional full-time staff, and operates through the Chair with key policy advice from an International Advisory Committee (IAC), to ensure that the committee is approving gene names in line with the needs of the scientific community.

TL;DR: The finished sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1 is reported, which reveals patterns of sequence variation that reveal signals of recent selection in specific genes that may contribute to human fitness, and also in regions where no function is evident.

TL;DR: Genew, the Human Gene Nomenclature Database, is the only resource that provides data for all human genes which have approved symbols and can be searched on the Web by symbol or name to directly retrieve information on gene symbol, gene name, cytogenetic location, OMIM number and PubMed ID.