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ATG5

Gene

autophagy related 5

HGNCHGNC:589EnsemblENSG00000057663NCBI Gene9474
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6q21

Also known as

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

Also known asAPG5L · ASP · APG5 · hAPG5
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Previous symbolsAPG5L
Alias symbolsASP, APG5, hAPG5
Previous namesAPG5 (autophagy 5, S. cerevisiae)-like, APG5 autophagy 5-like (S. cerevisiae), ATG5 autophagy related 5 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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Asthma
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Multiple Myeloma
Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
Childhood onset asthma
Scleroderma, Systemic
Lysosomal Storage 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.

Autophagy related

Provenance

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