TarBase identifies gene-targets through three identifiers, namely "HGNC_ID", "HGNC_Symbol", ENSGxxxxxxxxx",
Which one of such  identifiers is more reliable (unique) to extract the 3UTR sequences from Ensembl  through BioMart 
function calls?
What is the difference between "HGNC_ID" and "Entrez Gene ID" ?
Whenever I look for such names I found described the story and reasons why such names exist
and the agency which is in charge of assigning them ... but I am missing their usage and difference with other 
*to my eyes* similar identifiers.

TarBase contains 1 miRNA called "Edited-miR-376a-5p". Could you please explain the meaning of this name and advice about the usage of such data ?
Should I drop the "Edited-" substring and consider it as a regular Validated miRNA ?

Thank you very much for your assistance and patience.
Best regards,
Maura


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