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CAV1

Gene

caveolin 1

HGNCHGNC:1527EnsemblENSG00000105974NCBI Gene857
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 7q31.2

Also known as

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

Also known asCAV
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Previous symbolsCAV
Previous namescaveolin 1, caveolae protein, 22kD, caveolin 1, caveolae protein, 22kDa

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.

Atrial Fibrillation
Glaucoma
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Atrial Flutter

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.

Caveolins

Provenance

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