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ABCG8

Gene

ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 8

HGNCHGNC:13887EnsemblENSG00000143921NCBI Gene64241
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2p21

Also known as

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

Also known asGBD4
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Alias symbolsGBD4
Previous namesATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 8 (sterolin 2), ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 8
Alias namessterolin 2, gallbladder disease 4

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.

Cholelithiasis
Disorder of lipid metabolism
Gallstones
Metabolic Diseases

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 G

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.