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CENPX

Gene

centromere protein X

HGNCHGNC:11422EnsemblENSG00000169689NCBI Gene201254
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q25.3

Also known as

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

Also known asSTRA13 · MHF2 · MGC14480 · FAAP10 · CENP-X
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Previous symbolsSTRA13, MHF2
Alias symbolsMGC14480, FAAP10, CENP-X
Previous namesstimulated by retinoic acid 13 homolog (mouse), stimulated by retinoic acid 13, FANCM associated histone fold protein 2

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.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Hair color
Huntington's Disease
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Friedreich Ataxia
Diabetes Mellitus
Infections
Fanconi Anemia
Neoplasms

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.

Constitutive centromere associated network

Provenance

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