CD79A

Gene

CD79a molecule

HGNCHGNC:1698 EnsemblENSG00000105369 NCBI Gene973

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asIGA · MB-1 · Ig-alpha · MB1 · IGAlpha

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Previous symbolsIGA

Alias symbolsMB-1, Ig-alpha, MB1, IGAlpha

Previous namesCD79A antigen (immunoglobulin-associated alpha), CD79a molecule, immunoglobulin-associated alpha

Alias namesB-cell antigen receptor complex-associated protein alpha chain

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.

Isolated agammaglobulinemia

Agammaglobulinemia

Autosomal agammaglobulinemia

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse

Colorectal adenocarcinoma

Cutaneous melanoma

Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell

Multiple Myeloma

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.

CD moleculesV-set domain containingCD79 molecule family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.