CGB5

Gene

chorionic gonadotropin subunit beta 5

HGNCHGNC:16452 EnsemblENSG00000189052 NCBI Gene93659

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.33

Also known as

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

Also known asHCG

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Alias symbolsHCG

Previous nameschorionic gonadotropin, beta polypeptide 5, chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit 5

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.

Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome

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.

Glycoprotein hormone subunitsProteins encoded by multiple genes

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.