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CD36

Gene

CD36 molecule (CD36 blood group)

HGNCHGNC:1663EnsemblENSG00000135218NCBI Gene948
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 7q21.11

Also known as

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

Also known asSCARB3 · GPIV · FAT · GP4 · GP3B · GPIIIB
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Alias symbolsSCARB3, GPIV, FAT, GP4, GP3B, GPIIIB
Previous namesCD36 molecule (thrombospondin receptor), CD36 antigen (collagen type I receptor, thrombospondin receptor)
Alias namesscavenger receptor class B member 3, Platelet glycoprotein 4, fatty acid translocase

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.

Cardiomyopathies
Coronary Artery Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes

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.

Blood group antigensCD moleculesScavenger receptors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-01-22.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.