Download the GeneReviews Book
The complete GeneReviews book (>800 chapters) is available for download as part of the Bookshelf Open Access subset. See NLM LitArch Open Access Subset and FTP Service for information and instructions. See GeneReviews® Copyright Notice and Usage Disclaimer for terms of use.
Link to GeneReviews
GeneReview chapters are updated regularly; the way to be assured of having the most current version of a GeneReview is by hyperlinking to it.
Hyperlinks to individual GeneReviews can be constructed using data in downloadable files on the ftp site.
URLs
The data file GRtitle_shortname_NBKid.txt includes four fields: GR_shortname, GR_title, NBK_id, and PMID. Links to GeneReviews on Bookshelf can be constructed using the values for GR_shortname or NBK_id.
For example, either of the following URLs will go to the GeneReview Polycystic Kidney Disease, Autosomal Dominant:
- Using GR_shortname: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/n/gene/pkd-ad
- Using NBK_id: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1246
Links to a GeneReview on PubMed can be constructed using the PMID:
- Using PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20301424
Determine the Availability of a GeneReview
The availability of a GeneReview can be determined based on associated values – gene symbol, OMIM number, or UniProt ID – in one of three data files:
- NBKid_shortname_genesymbol.txt
- NBKid_shortname_OMIM.txt
- NBKid_shortname_genesymbol_UniProt.txt
Use the gene symbol, OMIM number, or UniProt values in these files to determine if a corresponding GeneReview is available. Note: If a GeneReview is associated with more than one OMIM number, gene symbol, or protein value, the GeneReview will have multiple rows in the data file, one for each OMIM (etc.) value. Likewise, if (e.g.) an OMIM number is associated with more than one GeneReview, the OMIM value will appear multiple times in the data file.
Access/Download a Data File
Go to ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/GeneReviews/ to access the GeneReviews data files.
To import a data file into Excel:
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Save the file to your desktop as a text file.
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Open Excel.
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In Excel select Data – From Text.
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Select the text file.
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Click through the Excel Text Import Wizard. Note: Data fields are tab delimited.
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Click OK; save the Excel file.
Note: The GeneReviews data files are updated weekly.
Questions? Contact ude.wu@3nohamc.
Publication Details
Publication History
Initial Posting: June 3, 2013; Last Revision: December 22, 2022.
Copyright
GeneReviews® chapters are owned by the University of Washington. Permission is hereby granted to reproduce, distribute, and translate copies of content materials for noncommercial research purposes only, provided that (i) credit for source (http://www.genereviews.org/) and copyright (© 1993-2024 University of Washington) are included with each copy; (ii) a link to the original material is provided whenever the material is published elsewhere on the Web; and (iii) reproducers, distributors, and/or translators comply with the GeneReviews® Copyright Notice and Usage Disclaimer. No further modifications are allowed. For clarity, excerpts of GeneReviews chapters for use in lab reports and clinic notes are a permitted use.
For more information, see the GeneReviews® Copyright Notice and Usage Disclaimer.
For questions regarding permissions or whether a specified use is allowed, contact: ude.wu@tssamda.
Publisher
University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle (WA)
NLM Citation
Adam MP, Feldman J, Mirzaa GM, et al., editors. GeneReviews® [Internet]. Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle; 1993-2024. Download/Link to GeneReviews. 2013 Jun 3 [Updated 2022 Dec 22].