\HeaderA{alias2Symbol}{Convert Gene Alias to Official Gene Symbols}{alias2Symbol}
\keyword{character}{alias2Symbol}
\begin{Description}\relax
Map a set of gene alias names to a set of gene symbols.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
alias2Symbol(alias, species = "Hs")
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{alias}] character vector of gene aliases
\item[\code{species}] character string specifying the species.
Possible values are \code{"Dm"}, \code{"Hs"}, \code{"Mm"} or \code{"Rn"}.
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Details}\relax
Aliases are mapped via NCBI Entrez Gene identity numbers using Bioconductor organism packages.
\end{Details}
\begin{Value}
A character vector of gene symbols.
May be longer or shorter than the original vector.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
Gordon Smyth
\end{Author}
\begin{SeeAlso}\relax
\code{\LinkA{unwrapdups}{unwrapdups}}
\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
if(!require("org.Hs.eg.db")) alias2Symbol(c("PUMA","NOXA"))
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

