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EIF1AX

Gene

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A X-linked

HGNCHGNC:3250EnsemblENSG00000173674NCBI Gene1964
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xp22.12

Also known as

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

Also known asEIF4C · EIF1A · eIF-1A · eIF-4C
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Previous symbolsEIF4C, EIF1A
Alias symbolseIF-1A, eIF-4C
Previous nameseukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X chromosome, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A, X-linked

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.

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Uveal Melanoma
Prostate adenocarcinoma
Endometrial Neoplasms
Cutaneous melanoma
Breast Neoplasms
Thyroid gland carcinoma
Melanoma
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

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.

Small nucleolar RNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

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