7278b9e0a4d428d54eb563f25ccf65170aab9943
lrnassar
  Mon Feb 20 17:09:26 2023 -0800
Clarifying the bb as file, refs #30588

diff --git src/hg/lib/hgncBig62.as src/hg/lib/hgncBig62.as
index 19a649e..1fd4cc3 100644
--- src/hg/lib/hgncBig62.as
+++ src/hg/lib/hgncBig62.as
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 table hgncBig62
 "A cross-reference table between HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) IDs and other database IDs."
     (
     string chrom;      "Chromosome (or contig, scaffold, etc.)"
     uint   chromStart; "Start position in chromosome"
     uint   chromEnd;   "End position in chromosome"
     string name;       "HGNC Identifier"
     uint   score;      "Score from 0-1000"
-    char[1] strand;    "+ or -"
+    char[1] strand;    "Placeholder value"
     uint thickStart;   "Start of where display should be thick (start codon)"
     uint thickEnd;     "End of where display should be thick (stop codon)"
     uint reserved;     "Used as itemRgb as of 2004-11-22"
 
     string symbol; "Gene Symbol"
     string geneName; "Gene Name"
     string locus_group; "Locus Group"
     string locus_type; "Locus Type"
     string status; "Status"
     string location; "Cytogenetic Location"
     string location_sortable; "Cytogenetic Location (sortable)"
     string alias_symbol; "Other Symbols Used"
     lstring alias_name; "Other Names Used"
     string prev_symbol; "Previous Approved HGNC Symbols"
     lstring prev_name; "Previous Approved HGNC Names"