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. 2009 May 5;37(Web Server issue):W135–W140. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkp303

Table 1.

The gene synonym ‘MBP’—a homonym

Gene synonym/ abbreviation Gene name (Gene ID)/meaning Number of citations
MBP Myelin basic protein (4155) 3000
MBP Major basic protein (5553) 300
MBP Mannose binding protein (4153) 100
MBP Mean blood pressure 500
MBP Monobutyl phthalate 40
MBP Megabase pairs 10

MBP is used for three different genes and, in addition, in a ‘non-gene’ context as abbreviation with several different meanings.