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ALG8

Gene

ALG8 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase

HGNCHGNC:23161EnsemblENSG00000159063NCBI Gene79053
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11q14.1

Also known as

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

Also known asMGC2840
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Alias symbolsMGC2840
Previous namesasparagine-linked glycosylation 8 homolog (yeast, alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase), asparagine-linked glycosylation 8, alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase homolog (S. cerevisiae)
Alias namesdolichyl-P-Glc:Glc(1)Man(9)GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichol alpha- 1->3-glucosyltransferase

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Congenital disorder of glycosylation

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.

Alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-11.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.