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DNAH17

Gene

dynein axonemal heavy chain 17

HGNCHGNC:2946EnsemblENSG00000187775NCBI Gene8632
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 asDNAHL1 · FLJ40457 · DNEL2
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Previous symbolsDNAHL1
Alias symbolsFLJ40457, DNEL2
Previous namesdynein, axonemal, heavy chain like 1, dynein, axonemal, heavy like 1, dynein, axonemal, heavy polypeptide 17

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
Infertility, Male
Non-syndromic male infertility due to sperm motility disorder
Pulmonary Embolism
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Obesity disorder
Spinal Cord Injuries

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.

Dyneins, axonemal outer arm complex subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.