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How to convert mRNA ID (NM_XXXXX) type IDs to Gene Symbol/Names?

Hi All,

I have a list of NM_XXXX IDs (more than a 1000) from the GEO OMNIBUS data. I would like to convert them to GENE SYMBOLS/GENE NAMES. Is there any weblink or software that can help me convert multiple NM_XXXX IDs to Gene Names.

Like -

NM_002985 code to Homo sapiens C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5) i.e; NM_002985 is the input and CCL5 is the output

Im also attaching the screenshot of the data that i get from NCBI GENE OMNIBUS

Can you please suggest any way to convert them?

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Using Entrezdirect:

$ esearch -db nuccore -query "NM_002985" | elink -target gene | efetch -format native

1. CCL5
Official Symbol: CCL5 and Name: C-C motif chemokine ligand 5 [Homo sapiens (human)]
Other Aliases: D17S136E, RANTES, SCYA5, SIS-delta, SISd, TCP228, eoCP
Other Designations: C-C motif chemokine 5; T-cell specific protein p288; beta-chemokine RANTES; chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5; eosinophil chemotactic cytokine; regulated upon activation, normally T-expressed, and presumably secreted; small inducible cytokine subfamily A (Cys-Cys), member 5
Chromosome: 17; Location: 17q12
Annotation: Chromosome 17 NC_000017.11 (35871491..35880360, complement)
MIM: 187011
ID: 6352

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