FABP3

Gene

fatty acid binding protein 3

HGNCHGNC:3557 EnsemblENSG00000121769 NCBI Gene2170

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p35.2

Also known as

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

Also known asMDGI · FABP11 · H-FABP · O-FABP

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Previous symbolsMDGI, FABP11

Alias symbolsH-FABP, O-FABP

Previous namesfatty acid binding protein 11, fatty acid binding protein 3, muscle and heart (mammary-derived growth inhibitor), fatty acid binding protein 3, muscle and heart

Alias namesmammary-derived growth inhibitor

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.

Early-onset non-syndromic cataract

Alzheimer's Disease

Total congenital cataract

Posterior polar cataract

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Acute Kidney Injury

Retinitis Pigmentosa

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.

Fatty acid binding protein 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.