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AWAT1

Gene

acyl-CoA wax alcohol acyltransferase 1

HGNCHGNC:23252EnsemblENSG00000204195NCBI Gene158833
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq13.1

Also known as

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

Also known asDGAT2L3
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Previous symbolsDGAT2L3
Previous namesdiacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2-like 3

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.

Brugada syndrome
Familial progressive cardiac conduction defect
Atrial Fibrillation
Cone rod dystrophy
Retinitis Pigmentosa

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.

Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 2 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.