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FOXG1

Gene

forkhead box G1

HGNCHGNC:3811EnsemblENSG00000176165NCBI Gene2290
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 14q12

Also known as

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

Also known asFKHL2 · FOXG1B · FKHL4 · FKH2 · FKHL1 · FOXG1C · FKHL3 · FOXG1A · HFK3 · HFK2 · QIN · BF1 · HFK1 · HBF-3
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Previous symbolsFKHL2, FOXG1B, FKHL4, FKH2, FKHL1, FOXG1C, FKHL3, FOXG1A
Alias symbolsHFK3, HFK2, QIN, BF1, HFK1, HBF-3
Previous namesforkhead box G1B, forkhead box G1C, forkhead box G1A
Alias namesbrain factor 1

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.

Rett Syndrome
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Undetermined early-onset epileptic encephalopathy
atypical Rett syndrome

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.

Forkhead boxes

Provenance

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