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DPP8

Gene

dipeptidyl peptidase 8

HGNCHGNC:16490EnsemblENSG00000074603NCBI Gene54878
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q22.31

Also known as

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

Also known asDP8 · DPRP1 · MSTP141 · FLJ14920 · FLJ20283 · MGC26191
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Alias symbolsDP8, DPRP1, MSTP141, FLJ14920, FLJ20283, MGC26191
Previous namesdipeptidylpeptidase 8, dipeptidyl-peptidase 8
Alias namesdipeptidyl peptidase VIII, prolyl dipeptidase DPP8, dipeptidyl peptidase IV-related protein-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.

Hypothyroidism
Acquired polycythemia vera
Intelligence
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Acute Kidney Injury
Multiple Myeloma
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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.

DASH family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.