GLA

Gene

galactosidase alpha

HGNCHGNC:4296 EnsemblENSG00000102393 NCBI Gene2717

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq22.1

Also known as

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

Also known asGALA

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Alias symbolsGALA

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.

Fabry Disease

Cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Stroke

Renal Insufficiency

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.

Galactosidases alpha

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-04-17.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.