# NLM Clinical Tables HGNC Gene Search

> NLM Clinical Tables HGNC Gene Search is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches the NLM Clinical Tables HGNC database for genes by symbol or name, returning gene symbol and full name matches.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/clinicaltables-genes
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nlm-clinical-tables-hgnc-gene-search-e6bdd3da
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hfwhWr2t4bembUEwW1DK1

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability nlm-clinical-tables-hgnc-gene-search-e6bdd3da -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the official HGNC gene symbol and full name for BRAF using the NLM Clinical Tables gene search?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to validate or expand a human gene symbol or name against the authoritative HGNC database via NLM Clinical Tables, particularly in clinical or bioinformatics workflows where official nomenclature matters.

## Known failure modes

- Empty result array if gene symbol or name is not found in HGNC database
- Malformed query string may return no results or an error
- Rate limiting or payment failure may block the request
- Very broad queries may return truncated or paginated results

## How this service works

NLM Clinical Tables HGNC gene search returning symbol and name (param q, e.g. BRAF). Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

Returns a JSON response containing matching HGNC gene records including the official gene symbol and full gene name for the queried term.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nlm-clinical-tables-hgnc-gene-search-e6bdd3da/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from clonecho.builda.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/clonecho.builda.company/llms.txt)