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BLM

Gene

BLM RecQ like helicase

HGNCHGNC:1058EnsemblENSG00000197299NCBI Gene641
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q26.1

Also known as

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

Also known asBS · RECQL3 · RECQ2
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Alias symbolsBS, RECQL3, RECQ2
Previous namesBloom syndrome, Bloom syndrome RecQ like helicase

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.

Inherited cancer-predisposing syndrome
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Neoplasms
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Immune System 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.

RecQ like helicasesBRCA1-associated genome surveillance complex

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-06-25.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.