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FGF1

Gene

fibroblast growth factor 1

HGNCHGNC:3665EnsemblENSG00000113578NCBI Gene2246
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q31.3

Also known as

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

Also known asFGFA · AFGF · ECGF · ECGFA · ECGFB · HBGF1 · ECGF-beta · FGF-alpha · GLIO703
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Previous symbolsFGFA
Alias symbolsAFGF, ECGF, ECGFA, ECGFB, HBGF1, ECGF-beta, FGF-alpha, GLIO703
Previous namesfibroblast growth factor 1 (acidic)
Alias namesheparin-binding growth factor 1, endothelial cell growth factor, alpha, endothelial cell growth factor, beta

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.

Neoplasms
Bone development disease
Ovarian carcinoma
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Craniosynostoses

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.

Receptor ligandsFibroblast growth factor 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.