ymbolList.html" class="external-link">UpdateSymbolList()</a></code> which takes
an input vector of symbols and uses active connection to HGNC to query
for updated symbols. However, there are two caveats with this function
1) it requires user to have internet connection anytime using the
function, 2) it can potentially rename symbols incorrectly.</p>
<p>To illustrate the second issue I will use 3 gene symbols that have
been current for some time: MCM2, MCM7, CCNL1. However, let’s take a
look at some of the