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<p>The <b>HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee</b> (<b>HGNC</b>) is a committee of the <a href="page.php?w=Human_Genome_Organisation">Human Genome Organisation</a> (HUGO) that sets the <a href="page.php?w=standardization">standards</a> for human <a href="page.php?w=gene_nomenclature">gene nomenclature</a>. The HGNC approves a unique name for every known human <a href="page.php?w=gene">gene</a>, based on a query of experts. In addition to the name, which is usually 1 to 10 words long, the HGNC also assigns a symbol (a short group of characters) to every</p><p>
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