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ABCA4

Gene

ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 4

HGNCHGNC:34EnsemblENSG00000198691NCBI Gene24
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p22.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asSTGD1 · ABCR · RP19 · STGD · FFM · ARMD2 · CORD3
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Previous symbolsSTGD1, ABCR, RP19, STGD
Alias symbolsFFM, ARMD2, CORD3
Previous namesATP-binding cassette transporter, retinal-specific, ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 4
Alias namesStargardt disease

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Macular Degeneration
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Cone rod dystrophy
Cone-rod dystrophy

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

ATP binding cassette subfamily AATPase phospholipid transporting

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-09-16.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.