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Published online 20 April 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040419-3
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Database lists human genes
International effort creates resource for geneticists.
Researchers have compiled a comprehensive catalogue of over 21,000 human genes: as many as three-quarters of the total number of genes thought to be in our genome.
Experts say the catalogue, called the Human Full-length Complementary-DNA Annotation Invitational Database (H-Invitational Database), will help geneticists identify what each gene does in the human body, including their contribution to certain diseases.
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