HGNC search + link to gene symbol

[davmlaw]

Searching for "HGNC:4171", should go to: /ontology/term/HGNC_4171 like the other ontology terms

On the HGNC page, the link to the name (eg "GATA2" for HGNC:4171) should be a link to the gene symbol page

[davmlaw]

This was set to admin_only=True by James, as he didn't want Shariant people to search for HGNC and then not see the classifications.

So at the moment, "HGNC:4171" says nothing found for non-admin users.

We could potentially make a setting.HGNC_REDIRECT_TO_GENE_SYMBOL_PAGE, so eg "HGNC:4171" goes to the GATA2 page and shows appropriate classifications. Will run it by Shariant team

[TheMadBug]

Had a talk to Emma about this, we decide - for an end user point of view:

• If the user searches for the gene symbol or HGNC id, in all environments, it should go to the gene symbol page. (It going to the Ontology page for the gene symbol has always been a hack that just exposes how things are kept in the database rather than what the user would expect).

• There should be a link from the gene symbol page to the ontology page. Wont be used much by Shariant users, but will be used by admins. Should still be fine to make this a link for everyone, just with the expectation that Shariant users wont be clicking on it under normal circumstances.

[davmlaw]

OK, have made it redirect (according to setting, which I've set True in Shariant)

HGNC link from gene page is already covered in SACGF/variantgrid_shariant#130 - Provide link from gene symbol page to HGNC gene symbol

[TheMadBug]

I don't think we need a setting, I think this should be the default behaviour (unless you can think of an environment where searching for HGNC:XXXX means show me the ontology links for the gene symbol and nothing else)

[davmlaw]

Removed setting. I kind of wanted it, but yeah it's a developer thing, users would want to go to gene symbol page