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FGF4

Gene

fibroblast growth factor 4

HGNCHGNC:3682EnsemblENSG00000075388NCBI Gene2249
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asHSTF1 · HST · HBGF-4 · K-FGF · HST-1 · KFGF
View full nomenclature history (10)
Previous symbolsHSTF1
Alias symbolsHST, HBGF-4, K-FGF, HST-1, KFGF
Previous namesheparin secretory transforming protein 1
Alias nameshuman stomach cancer, transforming factor from FGF-related oncogene, kaposi sarcoma oncogene, transforming protein KS3

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
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Craniosynostoses
Ovarian 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.

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.