ERC1

Gene

ELKS/RAB6-interacting/CAST family member 1

HGNCHGNC:17072 EnsemblENSG00000082805 NCBI Gene23085

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12p13.33

Also known as

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

Also known asRAB6IP2 · ELKS · KIAA1081 · CAST2 · MGC12974

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Previous symbolsRAB6IP2

Alias symbolsELKS, KIAA1081, CAST2, MGC12974

Previous namesRAB6 interacting protein 2

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.

Thyroid gland papillary carcinoma

Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast

Melanocytic neoplasm

Spitz nevus

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Hodgkin'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.

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.