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HBEGF

Gene

heparin binding EGF like growth factor

HGNCHGNC:3059EnsemblENSG00000113070NCBI Gene1839
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q31.3

Also known as

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

Also known asHEGFL · DTS · DTR · HB-EGF
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Previous symbolsHEGFL, DTS, DTR
Alias symbolsHB-EGF
Previous namesdiphtheria toxin receptor (heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor), heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor
Alias namesheparin-binding epidermal growth factor, Diphtheria toxin receptor (heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor)

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.

Neoplasms
Atrial Fibrillation
Alzheimer's Disease
Obesity disorder
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing

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.

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-07-02.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.