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Gene Summary: Function and Linked Health Conditions (MedlinePlus Genetics)

medlinegenetics/gene-summary

Looks up one human gene by its MedlinePlus Genetics page slug (its symbol in lowercase) and returns the consumer-written description of what the gene does (as HTML), the health conditions that refer to it, synonyms and aliases, cross-database keys (NCBI Gene, OMIM), and the reviewed and published dates. General reference, not medical advice. National Library of Medicine data, passed through unmodified and served by Omnial; not an official NLM product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

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Data source

National Library of Medicine

Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine. U.S. government work, not copyrighted per medlineplus.gov/about/using/usingcontent/. Served by Eden Engine; not an official National Library of Medicine product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "medlinegenetics/gene-summary" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "medlinegenetics/gene-summary" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "medlinegenetics/gene-summary", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "medlinegenetics/gene-summary", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

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ChargePrice
Per call
$0.0026
Updated
Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema
input_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "gene"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "gene": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$",
      "maxLength": 40,
      "description": "The gene's page slug: its symbol in lowercase, the last part of its MedlinePlus Genetics page address, for example brca1 from medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/brca1, or cftr."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
Output schema
output_schema.json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "gene-symbol",
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The gene's full name."
    },
    "ghr-page": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Address of the gene's MedlinePlus Genetics page."
    },
    "reviewed": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Year and month the content was last reviewed."
    },
    "published": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Date the page was published."
    },
    "text-list": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Text sections. Each entry's `text.html` is HTML and `text.text-role` says what the section is, for example function."
    },
    "db-key-list": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Pointers to other databases (`db` and `key`), such as NCBI Gene and OMIM. They may not match the page's scope exactly."
    },
    "gene-symbol": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The gene symbol, for example BRCA1."
    },
    "synonym-list": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Other names and aliases for the gene."
    },
    "related-health-condition-list": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Health conditions whose pages refer to the gene, each with `name` and `ghr-page`."
    }
  },
  "description": "The MedlinePlus Genetics record for the gene, as published.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}