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ADH5

Gene

alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (class III), chi polypeptide

HGNCHGNC:253EnsemblENSG00000197894NCBI Gene128
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q23

Also known as

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

Also known asFDH · ADH-3 · ADHX · GSNOR
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Previous symbolsFDH
Alias symbolsADH-3, ADHX, GSNOR
Previous namesformaldehyde dehydrogenase
Alias namesS-nitrosoglutathione reductase

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.

Alzheimer's Disease
Gout
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Anemia, Aplastic
Microcephaly
Ischemic Stroke
Coronary Artery Disease
Asthma

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.

Alcohol dehydrogenases

Provenance

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