\name{@ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL}
\alias{@ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL}
\alias{@ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL2EG}
\title{Map between Entrez Gene Identifiers and Gene Symbols}
\description{
  @ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL is an R object that provides mappings between
  entrez gene identifiers and gene abbreviations. 
}

\details{
  Each entrez gene identifier is mapped to the a common abbreviation for 
  the corresponding gene. The locus tag is assigned as symbol if there is no known
  abbreviation for a given gene.
  
  Symbols typically consist of 3 letters that define either a single
  gene (ABC) or multiple genes (ABC1, ABC2, ABC3). Gene symbols can be
  used as key words to query public databases such as Entrez Gene.

  Mappings were based on data provided by: @SYMBOLSOURCE@
  
}

\references{
  \url{http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=gene}
}

\seealso{
  \itemize{
    \item \code{\link[AnnotationDbi]{AnnotationDb-class}} for use of
          the \code{select()} interface.
  }
}

\examples{
## select() interface:
## Objects in this package can be accessed using the select() interface
## from the AnnotationDbi package. See ?select for details.

## Bimap interface:
x <- @ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL
# Get the gene symbol that are mapped to an entrez gene identifiers
mapped_genes <- mappedkeys(x)
# Convert to a list
xx <- as.list(x[mapped_genes])
if(length(xx) > 0) {
  # Get the SYMBOL for the first five genes
  xx[1:5]
  # Get the first one
  xx[[1]]
}
# For the reverse map:
x <- @ANNOBJPREFIX@SYMBOL2EG
# Get the entrez gene identifiers that are mapped to a gene symbol
mapped_genes <- mappedkeys(x)
# Convert to a list
xx <- as.list(x[mapped_genes])
if(length(xx) > 0) {
  # Get the entrez gene ID for the first five genes
  xx[1:5]
  # Get the first one
  xx[[1]]
}
}

\keyword{datasets}


