omicverse.utils.biocontext.get_ensembl_id

omicverse.utils.biocontext.get_ensembl_id(gene_symbol, species='homo_sapiens')[source]

Convert gene symbol to Ensembl ID.

Parameters:
  • gene_symbol (str) – Gene symbol (e.g. 'TP53').

  • species (str) – Species name. Default 'homo_sapiens'.

Returns:

Ensembl gene ID.

Return type:

str or dict