GALNT18

Gene

polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 18

HGNCHGNC:30488 EnsemblENSG00000110328 NCBI Gene374378

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p15.4

Also known as

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

Also known asGALNTL4 · MGC71806 · GALNT15 · GalNAc-T18

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Previous symbolsGALNTL4

Alias symbolsMGC71806, GALNT15, GalNAc-T18

Previous namesUDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 4, UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 18

Alias namespolypeptide GalNAc transferase 18

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.

Self-injurious ideation

Liver Diseases

Alcohol drinking

Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm

Bipolar Disorder

Neoplasms

Stroke

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.

Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.