besca.convert_ensembl_to_symbol

besca.convert_ensembl_to_symbol(gene_list, species='human')

Convert ENSEMBL gene ids to SYMBOLS Uses the python package mygene to look up the supplied list of ENSEMBLE Ids and return the equivalent list of Symbols. Species needs to be supplied.

Parameters:

• gene_list (list) – list of ensemble_Ids that need to be converted

• species (str | default = ‘human’) – string identifying the species of the supplied Ensemble IDs

Returns:

List containing the converted Symbols

Return type:

list