FUT1

Gene

fucosyltransferase 1 (H blood group)

HGNCHGNC:4012 EnsemblENSG00000174951 NCBI Gene2523

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.33

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Galactoside alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase 1P19526

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Also known as

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

Also known asH · HSC

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Previous symbolsH, HSC

Previous namesfucosyltransferase 1 (galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase, Bombay phenotype included), fucosyltransferase 1 (galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase)

Alias namesgalactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase

Associated diseases

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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.

Albuminuria

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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.

FucosyltransferasesBlood group antigens

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-01-17.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.