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DSP

Gene

desmoplakin

HGNCHGNC:3052EnsemblENSG00000096696NCBI Gene1832
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6p24.3

Also known as

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

Also known asKPPS2 · PPKS2 · DPI · DPII · DP
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Alias symbolsKPPS2, PPKS2, DPI, DPII, DP
Previous namesdesmoplakin (DPI, DPII)

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.

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated

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.

PlakinsSpectrin repeat containing

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-06-19.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.