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  • Statistics

    At the bottom of the GeneCards homepage are gene statistics. The first column contains the total number of genes and the total number of HGNC approved genes. The numbers link to graphs showing the gen...

  • Random Gene

    Explore a random gene using the random gene generator. When a gene symbol appears to the left, click the Go button to see the GeneCard for that gene....

  • Sample Gene

    Click the sample gene in the middle of the GeneCards homepage to see an example of one gene in GeneCards. Alternatively, explore the different sections in a GeneCard using the colored section buttons ...

  • Searching

    Enter an expression into the search field on the GeneCards homepage and click the Search button in order to begin the search. Note: keywords search is the default search option. Example of a keywords ...

  • What is GeneCards

    GeneCards® is an integrated database of human genes that includes automatically-mined genomic, proteomic and transcriptomic information, as well as orthologies, disease relationships, SNPs, gene expre...