DNAH6

Gene

dynein axonemal heavy chain 6

HGNCHGNC:2951 EnsemblENSG00000115423 NCBI Gene1768

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2p11.2

Also known as

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

Also known asDNHL1 · Dnahc6 · HL-2 · FLJ37357

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Previous symbolsDNHL1

Alias symbolsDnahc6, HL-2, FLJ37357

Previous namesdynein, axonemal, heavy polypeptide 6, dynein heavy chain-like 1

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.

Spermatogenic failure

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Parkinson's Disease

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 inner arm I1/f complex subunits

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.