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ALG5

Gene

ALG5 dolichyl-phosphate beta-glucosyltransferase

HGNCHGNC:20266EnsemblENSG00000120697NCBI Gene29880
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 13q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asbA421P11.2
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Alias symbolsbA421P11.2
Previous namesasparagine-linked glycosylation 5 homolog (yeast, dolichyl-phosphate beta-glucosyltransferase), asparagine-linked glycosylation 5, dolichyl-phosphate beta-glucosyltransferase homolog (S. cerevisiae)

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.

Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Alcohol drinking
Diabetes Mellitus
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Dupuytren Contracture

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.

Glycosyltransferase family 2

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-08-24.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.