psygenetGene {psygenet2r} | R Documentation

## Query PsyGeNET for given gene(s) and generates an `DataGeNET.Psy`

### Description

Given the name of one or multiple gene and retrives their information from PsyGeNET and creates an object of type `DataGeNET.Psy`.

### Usage

    psygenetGene(gene, database = "ALL", evidenceIndex = c(">", 0),
      verbose = FALSE, warnings = TRUE)

### Arguments

`gene` | Name or vector of names (that can be both code or symbol) to specific genes from PsyGeNET. The genes non existing in PsyGeNET will be removed from the output.
`database` | Name of the database that will be queried. It can take the values `'psycur15'` to use data validated by experts for first release of PsyGeNET; `'psycur16'` to use data validated by experts for second release of PsyGeNET; or `'ALL'` to use both databases. Default `'ALL'`.
`evidenceIndex` | A vector with two elements: 1) character with greather `'>'` or with lower `'<'` meaing greather or equal and lower or equal; 2) the evidence index cut-off to be compared. By default: `c('>', 0)`.
`verbose` | By default `FALSE`. Change it to `TRUE` to get a on-time log from the function.
`warnings` | By default `TRUE`. Change it to `FALSE` to not see the warnings.

### Value

An object of class `DataGeNET.Psy`

### Note

The "Evidence Index" is gotten from PsyGeNET. For more information about it and its calculation, pease visit `psygenet.org`.

### Examples

    d.alch <- psygenetGene( "ALDH2", "ALL" )

[Package psygenet2r version 1.16.0 Index]