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Gene Symbol will be Removed from the PubMed® Citation Display

Gene Symbol will be Removed from the PubMed Citation Display. NLM Tech Bull. 2005 Sep-Oct;(346):b1.

September 29, 2005 [posted]

Gene Symbol, which is no longer maintained on PubMed citations, is the abbreviated gene name on citations processed from about 1991 to 1995. This field will be removed from the PubMed Citation display, but will continue to display on the MEDLINE and XML displays.