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DNAH9

Gene

dynein axonemal heavy chain 9

HGNCHGNC:2953EnsemblENSG00000007174NCBI Gene1770
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17p12

Also known as

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

Also known asDNAH17L · Dnahc9 · KIAA0357 · HL20 · HL-20 · DYH9 · DNAL1
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Previous symbolsDNAH17L
Alias symbolsDnahc9, KIAA0357, HL20, HL-20, DYH9, DNAL1
Previous namesdynein, axonemal, heavy polypeptide 17-like, dynein, axonemal, heavy polypeptide 9

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.

Kartagener Syndrome
Heart Defects, Congenital
Visceral heterotaxy
Non-immune hydrops fetalis
Alcohol drinking

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 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.