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FUT3

Gene

fucosyltransferase 3 (Lewis blood group)

HGNCHGNC:4014EnsemblENSG00000171124NCBI Gene2525
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19p13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asLE · CD174
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Previous symbolsLE
Alias symbolsCD174
Previous namesfucosyltransferase 3 (galactoside 3(4)-L-fucosyltransferase, Lewis blood group included)
Alias namesgalactoside 3(4)-L-fucosyltransferase

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.

Cholelithiasis
Gallstones
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Virus Diseases
COVID-19
Macular Degeneration

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 antigensCD molecules

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-01-17.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.