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CAST

Gene

calpastatin

HGNCHGNC:1515EnsemblENSG00000153113NCBI Gene831
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q15

Also known as

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

Also known asMIR583HG
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Previous symbolsMIR583HG
Previous namesMIR583 host gene

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.

Alzheimer's Disease
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neoplasms
Huntington's Disease

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.

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-01-10.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.