GC

Gene

GC vitamin D binding protein

HGNCHGNC:4187 EnsemblENSG00000145321 NCBI Gene2638

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asDBP · VDBP · hDBP

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Alias symbolsDBP, VDBP, hDBP

Previous namesgroup-specific component (vitamin D binding protein), GC, vitamin D binding protein

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.

Vitamin D Deficiency

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Placental retention

Placental abruption

COVID-19

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.

Albuminoid family

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.