Table 1 Human gene names that are most frequently converted to dates in Excel. The respective updated gene name and gene description is also provided.

From: Gene Updater: a web tool that autocorrects and updates for Excel misidentified gene names

Previous gene name

Excel Date Conversion

HUGO Gene

Entrez gene description (Homo sapiens)

DEC1

Dec-01

DELEC1

Deleted in oesophageal cancer 1

MARC1

Mar-01

MTARC1

Mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component 1

MARCH1

Mar-01

MARCHF1

Membrane associated ring finger 1

MARCH2

Mar-02

MARCHF2

Membrane associated ring finger 2

MARC2

Mar-02

MTARC2

Mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component 2

MARCH3

Mar-03

MARCHF3

Membrane associated ring finger 3

MARCH4

Mar-04

MARCHF4

Membrane associated ring finger 4

MARCH5

Mar-05

MARCHF5

Membrane associated ring finger 5

MARCH6

Mar-06

MARCHF6

Membrane associated ring finger 6

MARCH7

Mar-07

MARCHF7

Membrane associated ring finger 7

MARCH8

Mar-08

MARCHF8

Membrane associated ring finger 8

MARCH9

Mar-09

MARCHF9

Membrane associated ring finger 9

MARCH10

Mar-10

MARCHF10

Membrane associated ring finger 10

MARCH11

Mar-11

MARCHF11

Membrane associated ring finger 11

SEPT1

Sep-01

SEPTIN1

Septin 1

SEPT2

Sep-02

SEPTIN2

Septin 2

SEPT3

Sep-03

SEPTIN3

Septin 3

SEPT4

Sep-04

SEPTIN4

Septin 4

SEPT5

Sep-05

SEPTIN5

Septin 5

SEPT6

Sep-06

SEPTIN6

Septin 6

SEPT7

Sep-07

SEPTIN7

Septin 7

SEPT8

Sep-08

SEPTIN8

Septin 8

SEPT9

Sep-09

SEPTIN9

Septin 9

SEPT10

Sep-10

SEPTIN10

Septin 10

SEPT11

Sep-11

SEPTIN11

Septin 11

SEPT12

Sep-12

SEPTIN12

Septin 12

SEPT14

Sep-14

SEPTIN14

Septin 14

SEP15

Sep-15

SELENOF

15 kDa selenoprotein