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GPR179

Gene

G protein-coupled receptor 179

HGNCHGNC:31371EnsemblENSG00000277399NCBI Gene440435
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q12

Also known as

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

Also known asGPR158L1 · CSNB1E
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Previous symbolsGPR158L1
Alias symbolsCSNB1E
Previous namesGPR158-like 1, GPR179

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.

Congenital stationary night blindness
Optic Atrophy
Skin Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Myopia
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Cone rod dystrophy

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.

G protein-coupled receptors, Class C orphans

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.