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FUT6

Gene

fucosyltransferase 6

HGNCHGNC:4017EnsemblENSG00000156413NCBI Gene2528
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 asFCT3A · FT1A · FucT-VI · FLJ40754
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Alias symbolsFCT3A, FT1A, FucT-VI, FLJ40754
Alias namesalpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase, galactoside 3-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.

Macular Degeneration
COVID-19
Vitamin B Deficiency
Wet macular degeneration
Cholelithiasis

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.

Fucosyltransferases

Provenance

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