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COX5A

Gene

cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A

HGNCHGNC:2267EnsemblENSG00000178741NCBI Gene9377
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q24.2

Also known as

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

Also known asCOX-VA
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Alias symbolsCOX-VA
Previous namescytochrome c oxidase subunit Va
Alias namesCytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A, mitochondrial

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Stroke
Alcohol drinking
Mitochondrial Diseases
Parasitic Diseases

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.

Mitochondrial complex IV: cytochrome c oxidase subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-03.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.