[BioC] NCBI LocusLink -> Entrez Gene transition

[Bubba Gump]

I have been hearing some news about the upcoming move from LocusLink to Gene from the NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=gene and a web article). How will this transition be handled in the BioC annotation libraries going forward? I heard that this change could take effect as soon as March 1. Can anyone provide any details on this change as it relates to BioC and the current use of LocusLink in annotation packages for Affy chips.
 
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