Gene symbols
Gene symbols are designated by upper case Latin letters or by a combination of upper-case letters and Arabic numbers.
Symbols should be short in order to be useful, and should not attempt to represent all known information about a gene.
Ideally symbols should be no longer than six characters in length.
Based on classical genetic guidelines, it is recommended that gene symbols are either underlined or italicized when referring to genotypic information (phenotypic information is represented in standard fonts).
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