def import_node_labels(node_file_path: str, reverse: bool = False) -> dict:
    """Reads the nodes identifier/HGNC symbol from a node list file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    node_file_path : str
        File path for node list.
    reverse : bool
        If True, sets HGNC symbols as keys and node ID as value.

    Returns
    -------
    nodes : dict
        Dictionary of unique nodes with their integer identifier as the key and HGNC symbol as the value.
    """
    with open(node_file_path, 'r') as node_f:
        content = node_f.readlines()
    nodes = dict()
    for pair in content:
        identifier, symbol = pair.strip().split("\t")

        if reverse:
            nodes[symbol] = identifier

        else:
            nodes[identifier] = symbol
    return nodes