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B3GALT6

Gene

beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 6

HGNCHGNC:17978EnsemblENSG00000176022NCBI Gene126792
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.33

Also known as

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

Also known asbeta3GalT6
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Alias symbolsbeta3GalT6
Previous namesUDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 6, UDP-Gal:betaGal beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase polypeptide 6, UDP-Gal:betaGal beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase 6
Alias namesbeta-1,3-galactosyltransferase-6

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.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

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.

Beta 3-glycosyltransferases

Provenance

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