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AMELX

Gene

amelogenin X-linked

HGNCHGNC:461EnsemblENSG00000125363NCBI Gene265
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xp22.2

Also known as

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

Also known asAMG · AIH1
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Previous symbolsAMG, AIH1
Previous namesamelogenin (X chromosome, amelogenesis imperfecta 1)
Alias namesamelogenesis imperfecta 1

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.

Amelogenesis imperfecta
Genetic Diseases, Inborn

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.

Secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein family

Provenance

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