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GYG1

Gene

glycogenin 1

HGNCHGNC:4699EnsemblENSG00000163754NCBI Gene2992
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q24

Also known as

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

Also known asGYG
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Previous symbolsGYG
Previous namesglycogenin
Alias namesglycogenin glucosyltransferase

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.

Glycogen Storage Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

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.

Glycosyltransferase family 8

Provenance

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